alleryMagnitude of an earthquake describes what?
AShaking at a given place
BDamage to a whole city
CSize of the quake at source
DNumber of aftershocks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Size of the quake at source
1. Magnitude is a single value for the whole earthquake.
2. It describes the size of the earthquake at its source.
3. Intensity, not magnitude, measures shaking at different locations.
_Source: Wikipedia, Earthquake, Intensity and magnitude_
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