U.S. seismologist, creator of the magnitude scale which measures the size of earthquakes (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RICHTER U.S. seismologist, creator of the magnitude scale which measures the size of earthquakes (7) (7)
62% MOHS Creator of a hardness scale (4) Universal Oct 2, 2025
60% SIZE Magnitude (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 29, 2025
54% TREMORE By an earthquake (abl.) (7) The Times O Tempora Nov 15, 2025
54% RICHTERSCALE Beno Gutenberg co-invented this measure of magnitude (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
54% EXTENT Scale, magnitude (6) The Times Concise May 29, 2025
52% SEISMIC Relating to earthquakes (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 24, 2025
47% MILNE Pooh's creator (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 1, 2025
47% TARE Scale button (4) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
47% ALLAH Koran's Creator (5) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
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