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Richter scale

measuring the strength ("size") of earthquakes
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Summary

Richter scale is a moment magnitude scale[1]. It draws 18,411 Wikipedia views per month (moment magnitude scale category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: logarithmic scale[3], measurement scale[4]
  • Named after: Charles Francis Richter[5]
  • Described by source: An instrumental earthquake magnitude scale[6]
  • Has characteristic: logarithmic scale[7]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2528[8]

Why It Matters

Richter scale has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 130 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Charles Francis Richter

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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