Bonita Springs, Florida, gets 55 inches of rain per year. The US average is 39. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 26 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 79.
Itâs used by seismologists, geologists and scientists. They use it to compare the size of earthquakes where the Richter scale is not so accurate.The Moment Magnitude Scale is more precise. Itâs not based on instrumental recordings of an earthquake.
Most scientists now prefer the MMS to the Richter scale. The Richter scale is not as exact as the MMS in how it calculates an earthquakeâs strength. Here is an approximate and basic description of what happens when earthquakes of different strengths strike.