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Answer the following questions based on earthquakes.

Which is the scale used to measure the intensity of earthquakes?


To measure the intensity of energy released at the time of an earthquake Richter scale is used. One of the most severe recorded earthquakes is of Chile. It has recorded an intensity of 9.5.


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