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The moment magnitude scale measures the movement of rock along the fault, and accurately measures larger earthquakes, which can last for minutes and affect a much larger area;You often hear in the news or read in the newspaper that the earthquake had a certain value according the Richter scale, but that isn`t true Nowadays earthquakes are measured according the Moment magnitude scale The Moment magnitude scale has a limit by 10,6Generally speaking, the magnitude of an earthquake is roughly proportional to the area involved in its faulting Each major rupture is labelled with the earthquake's year and a black dot indicating the epicenter for the associated earthquake Danger Levels Natural Hazards Portal Earthquake scale magnitude