How to Use the Richter scale in a Sentence

the Richter scale

noun

• The strength of the shaking is expressed from 0-10 on the Richter scale.
  — Sven Karabegovic, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
• The quake, whose epicenter was the Turkish city of Gaziantep, measured 7.8 on the Richter scale.
  — David Faris, The Week, 9 Feb. 2023
• The fish, our captain said, probably weighed about 350 pounds, not that big on the Richter scale of marlin, but quite big enough for me.
  — David Halberstam, Town & Country, 15 June 2023
• The magnitude is now calculated at 6.4, but the Richter scale had yet to be created.
  — Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
• So who's to say what musicians might or might not be able to achieve with revolutionary intent when the bouncing crowd makes the Richter scale shake?
  — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2023
• The crowd’s enthusiasm was at a level that quite literally could be measured on the Richter scale.
  — Amy Phillips, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2023
• Friday’s earthquake was mild compared with some felt in California or the Caribbean, rating at 4.8 on the Richter scale.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• And the 49ers’ remaining roster additions before next month’s draft figure to be similar moves that won’t register on the Richter scale.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
• Both Beyoncé and Swift have had powerhouse tours this year – like, move the needle on local and national economies (not to mention the Richter scale) powerful.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 Oct. 2023
• Most people are at least colloquially familiar with the Richter scale.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• In the last 24 hours, the area surrounding the lagoon experienced hundreds of earthquakes including one measuring in at 5 on the Richter scale, according to the Iceland Monitor.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024