Richter Scale Quotes

If the Richter scale could measure human calamities, the loss of a child would register a ten.

— Letty Cottin Pogrebin

“On the Richter scale of bad ideas, this had to be a ten.”

— Robert Harris

“His mouth came down on mine and the belly flutter broke the Richter scale.”

— Kristen Ashley

My mother-in-law had to stop skipping for exercise. It registered seven on the Richter scale.

— Les Dawson

In terms of the Richter scale this defeat was a force 8 gale.

— John Lyall

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.

— Charles Francis Richter