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Which Earthquake Severity Scale Takes Vibration Caused Only by the S-Waves

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Which earthquake severity scale takes vibration caused only by the S-waves into account when estimating the size of an earthquake?

A) Richter scale
B) Mercalli scale
C) seismic-moment magnitude scale

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