Assertion: richter scale | /r/CapableOf | underestimate the energy
Facets:
value: because of limitations
type: CAUSE
value: because of the emphasis
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Because of limitations imposed by seismographs and the emphasis on measuring a single peak amplitude, the Richter scale underestimates the energy released in earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 6.5, since the values calculated after measuring very large seismic waves tend to cluster, or “saturate,” near one another.