moment magnitude scale

English

Proper noun

the moment magnitude scale

  1. A logarithmic scale used to express an earthquake's magnitude based on its seismic moment, each increase of 1 representing a 10-fold increase in magnitude.
    Synonym: MMS
    Coordinate term: Richter scale

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