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We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...

We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument...

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument...

This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of...

This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of...

If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically...

If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically...

If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final...

If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final...

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...

Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice...

Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice...

Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it...

Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it...

Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...

My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...

Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.

Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.

Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a...

Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a...

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.

I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10...

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10...

I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at...

I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at...

I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to...

I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to...

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike...

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike...