The news media often report an earthquake's magnitude on the Richter scale. Which of the following items are characteristics of a Richter earthquake magnitude?


A) determined from the amplitude recorded by a single seismometer
B) uses a logarithmic scale
C) determined from the amplitude recorded by several seismometers
D) represents the amount of energy released
E)determined using damage done by the earthquake
F) calculated using area on the fault that slipped