Argentina regularly receives cold air from the south that can reach low latitudes owing to the influence of the Andes. Cold waves are often accompanied with severe snow storms or extremely cold conditions that can have a devastating impact on its economy.
The Richter Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake which is  another way of describing the energy released in the earthquake.
The Mercalli scale also measures the effects of an earthquake at different locations.... Two of the most common methods used to measure earthquakes are the Richter scale and the moment magnitude scale. The Mercalli scale also measures the effects of an earthquake at different locations....