richter magnitude scale

常見例句

The Wenchuan earthquake registered 8 on the Richter magnitude scale, making it a major earthquake.
汶川地震在里氏震級(jí)的記錄中為8級(jí)，是一場大地震。
The Great Peruvian Earthquake hit the coastal town of Chimbote, Peru on May31, 1970 —measuring a 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale.
1970年五月三十一日，秘魯沿海城市欽博特發(fā)生了里氏7.9級(jí)的大地震。
The Dec. 16 1920 Haiyuan earthquake — which registered a 7.8 magnitude onthe Richter scale — caused rivers to change course and sent landslidespouring down mountains.
1920年十月十六日寧夏海原發(fā)生的里氏7.8級(jí)大的震使得河流改道，并導(dǎo)致山體滑坡。

The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measured 5.9.
The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measures 5.9.

What is more, Lithuanian geologists have discovered that — despite the fact that the Ignalina facility is built on a fault that was the site of an earthquake in 1907 of a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale — it is only designed to withstand tremors of up to 5.5.
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What is more, Lithuanian geologists have discovered that -- despite the fact that the Ignalina facility is built on a fault that was the site of an earthquake in 1907 of a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale -- it is only designed to withstand tremors of up to 5.5.
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