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Is a 4.8-magnitude earthquake big? How earthquakes are measured
(WHTM) – Earthquakes are large seismic events that occur when tectonic plates manage to move under, over or slide past each other, sending energy in waves across the Earth's crust. But how are earthquakes currently measured? According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), earthquakes are recorded by a seismographic network which measures the movement of the ground at each perspective site of a seismic station. Do we still use the Richter Scale to measure earthquakes? Magnitude is the most common measure of an earthquake. The magnitude is a measure of the source of the earthquake and its size. Currently, USGS reports an earthquake's magnitude using the

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