マグニチュード
Meanings
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magnitude; earthquake magnitude
A numerical measure of size or strength; in ordinary Japanese it is especially common in earthquake reports, where it refers to the magnitude of the earthquake itself, not the local shaking intensity.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0.
The larger the magnitude, the larger the scale of the earthquake.
Usage patterns
- マグニチュード〈数〉の地震an earthquake of magnitude 〈number〉
An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred.
- マグニチュード〈数〉を記録するto record a magnitude of 〈number〉
This earthquake recorded a magnitude of 6.5.
- マグニチュードが大きいto have a large magnitude
An earthquake with a large magnitude affects a wide area.