Types and Magnitudes of Earthquakes

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This lesson is intended to help students learn about how earthquakes are measured, and the difference of varying intensities. Students will make associations between the modified Mercalli intensity scale and the Richter magnitude scale.

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This material is one of ten middle school learning activities provided by MCEER.

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  • (2010), "Types and Magnitudes of Earthquakes," https://datacenterhub.org/resources/823.

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