Question

The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the _____.


measurement of the arrival times of P waves and S waves


intensity of an earthquake


duration of an earthquake


measurement of the amplitude of the largest seismic waves
GPT 3.5
measurement of the amplitude of the largest seismic waves

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