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)
60% MOHS Creator of a hardness scale (4) Universal Oct 2, 2025
58% SIZE Magnitude (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 29, 2025
53% TREMORE By an earthquake (abl.) (7) The Times O Tempora Nov 15, 2025
53% RICHTERSCALE Beno Gutenberg co-invented this measure of magnitude (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
53% EXTENT Scale, magnitude (6) The Times Concise May 29, 2025
51% SEISMIC Relating to earthquakes (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 24, 2025
48% SCALAR Quantity with only magnitude, not direction (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
48% BOAT U-____ (4) USA Today Quick Dec 3, 2025
48% HAUL U-____ (4) USA Today Quick Dec 3, 2025
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