English Explanatory Dictionary

moment magnitude scale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  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.

Word forms

moment magnitude scale the moment magnitude scale

Synonyms

MMS
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