Answer to Question #167342 in Geography for Palak Arora

Question

What does the Moment Magnitude scale measure

Answer 1

The moment magnitude scale was specifically designed to issue a more accurate accounting of the general energy released by the earthquakes and also calculate the earthquake magnitude accurately than other measures. It also measures the size of events depending on how much energy has been released. The moment magnitude is associated with the amount of movement by a rock. A perfect example is the distance of a movement that occurs along a fault or any fracture surface