2.6 Earthquakes[removed]Earthquake magnitude The magnitude of earthquakes has been described by various magnitude scales, of which the most well known is the Richter scale. Other earthquake magnitude scales are calculated - Port Hills - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	2.6 Earthquakes[removed]Earthquake magnitude The magnitude of earthquakes has been described by various magnitude scales, of which the most well known is the Richter scale. Other earthquake magnitude scales are calculated Add to Reading List Document Date: 2012-07-10 21:32:36 Open Document File Size: 582,55 KB Share Result on Facebook City Canterbury / Kaiapoi / / Country New Zealand / / Event Natural Disaster / / Facility Latimer Square / Port Hills Fault / Lyttelton Harbour / Christ Church Cathedral / tower of St John’s Church / / Holiday Christmas Day / Boxing Day / / IndustryTerm times more energy / overall energy / data processing / low-frequency energy / energy / / NaturalFeature West Coast / Leithfield beach / Lake Ellesmere / Banks Peninsula / Pegasus Bay / Waikuku beach / / Organization St John’s Church / Royal Commission / / Person Abrahamson / / Position Professor / / ProgrammingLanguage ML / / ProvinceOrState Amuri District / / Region West Coast / / URL www.geonet.org.nz / / SocialTag Christchurch earthquake Richter magnitude scale Peak ground acceleration Earthquakes Port Hills Fault June 2011 Christchurch earthquake Canterbury earthquake Seismology Mechanics Regions of New Zealand

2.6 Earthquakes[removed]Earthquake magnitude The magnitude of earthquakes has been described by various magnitude scales, of which the most well known is the Richter scale. Other earthquake magnitude scales are calculated Add to Reading List