Richters

Richters can refer to several things, most notably:

• Charles F. Richter (1900-1985): An American seismologist best known for devising the Richter magnitude scale for quantifying the size of earthquakes.

• Richter Magnitude Scale: A logarithmic scale used to quantify the magnitude of earthquakes. Devised by Charles F. Richter in 1935, it assigns a single number to quantify the energy released by an earthquake. While widely used, the Richter scale has limitations for very large earthquakes and is largely superseded by other magnitude scales like the moment magnitude scale.

• Richter (Surname): A surname of German origin. Individuals with the surname Richter may have no direct relation to seismology or the Richter scale.