Use the richter scale to indicate the an earthquake and the mercalli intensity scale to indicate the

Use the Richter scale to indicate the size of an earthquake and the Mercalli intensity scale to indicate the effects the earthquake has on the earth's surface, or how much damage is caused by the earthquake. The Richter scale has been rendered, at least in the United States of America, obsolete by the Moment Magnitude Scale.

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