How is the moment magnitude scale used to describe earthquakes?

The moment magnitude scale is based on the total moment release of the earthquake. Moment is a product of the distance a fault moved and the force required to move it.Moment magnitude estimates are about the same as Richter magnitudes for small to large earthquakes.

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