What is the Richter scale and which areas are most vulnerable to quakes?
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While the death toll and destruction of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria dominate the news, many wonder how strong the quake was and what the scale used to measure earthquakes means. The Richter scale is a tool used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. Developed in the 1930s by seismologist Charles Richter, the scale ranges from 0 to 10.
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