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The 20 pages that link to Moment magnitude scale, each with the reason it gives.

• Seismic waveRelated: Seismic records help determine the source strength represented by an earthquake's magnitude.

• SeismologyBroader topic: Seismic moment is measured directly from long-period seismic waves.

• EarthquakeRelated: It provides a consistent measure of the earthquake's physical size.

• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiRelated: Its magnitude 9.1 rating reflects the exceptionally large rupture and energy release.

• Megathrust earthquakeRelated: It compares megathrust events using rupture area, slip, and rock rigidity.

• 1960 Valdivia earthquakeRelated: The magnitude 9.5 rating expresses the rupture’s extraordinary seismic moment.

• Earthquake magnitudeBroader topic: It estimates size from fault area, slip, and rock rigidity, avoiding saturation for very large earthquakes.

• Seismic momentRelated: Its development turned seismic moment into a standard way to report earthquake size.

• Earthquake intensityCompared with: It gives one source-size value, while intensity varies by location.

• Beno GutenbergCompared with: It later addressed limitations of the magnitude scales Gutenberg and Richter helped develop.

• SeismogramRelated: Seismic records help estimate the source parameters behind this magnitude.

• Earthquake catalogRelated: It is a widely used basis for the magnitude values recorded in modern catalogs.

• Modified Mercalli intensity scaleCompared with: It measures the source's overall size, not observed effects at an individual location.

• 2008 Sichuan earthquakeRelated: Magnitude 7.9 describes the earthquake’s size using moment magnitude.

• Richter scaleCompared with: It avoids the saturation that limits Richter-style magnitudes for large earthquakes.

• TNT equivalentCompared with: It characterizes fault rupture, unlike a TNT equivalent's energy comparison.

• MainshockRelated: Comparing magnitudes helps identify the largest event in a sequence.

• Seismic magnitude scalesBroader topic: It measures large earthquakes without the saturation that limits older amplitude scales.

• Charles RichterCompared with: It handles great earthquakes more consistently than Richter’s original local scale.

• Seismic intensity scalesCompared with: It estimates source size rather than the effects at a particular location.