Charles Francis Richter quoteCharles Francis Richter [1900-1985]
American Scientist 
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| I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10 because every increase of one magnitude represents a tenfold amplification of the ground motion. But there is no 'scale of 10' in the sense of an upper limit. |
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