<prompt> Hlalosa hore na tšisinyeho ea lefatše e kholo hakaenan  <response>: Instruction in English: Explain what the magnitude of an earthquake is . Response in English: The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of the amount of energy released during the event. It is calculated using the seismic waves generated by the earthquake and recorded on seismographs. The most commonly used scale for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake is the Richter scale, which was introduced in the 1930s. This scale assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake, with each whole number increase corresponding to a tenfold increase in the amplitude of the seismic waves. For example, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale would produce seismic waves with amplitudes 10 times larger than those produced by an earthquake of magnitude 4.0. In general, larger earthquakes release more energy and cause more damage than smaller ones. The scale is logarithmic, so each whole number increase in magnitude represents a 32-fold increase in the energy released by the earthquake. . Response in Sesotho: Boholo ba tšisinyeho ea lefatše ke tekanyo ea matla a tsoang nakong ea ketsahalo eo. E baloa ho sebelisoa maqhubu a seismic a hlahisoang ke tšisinyeho ea lefatše me e tlalehiloe ho seismographs. Sekala se sebelisoang haholo ho lekanya boholo ba tšisinyeho ea lefatše ke sekala sa Richter, se ileng sa hlahisoa ka bo-1930. Sekala sena se fana ka palo e le ngoe ho lekanya boholo ba tšisinyeho ea lefatše, ka palo e ngoe le e ngoe e eketsehang e tsamaellanang le keketseho e imenneng haleshome ea amplitude ea maqhubu a tšisinyeho ea lefatše. Ka mohlala, tšisinyeho ea lefatše ea boholo ba 5.0 sekaleng sa Richter e ne e tla hlahisa maqhubu a seismic a nang le amplitudes a maholo ka makhetlo a 10 ho feta a hlahisitsoeng ke tšisinyeho ea lefatše ea boholo ba 4.0. Ka kakaretso, litšisinyeho tse khōlō tsa lefatše li ntša matla a mangata me li baka tšenyo e khōlō ho feta tse nyenyane. Sekala ke logarithmic, kahoo palo e ngoe le e ngoe e eketsehang ka boholo e emela keketseho ea makhetlo a 32 ea matla a fanoeng ke tšisinyeho ea lefatše. 