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&#42;* Forms used by various agencies is incomplete. **

Nomenlature of the [HTTP://www.iaspei.org IASPEI.International Association of Earth Physics and Interior] (2012), the New Manual of Seismological Practice (NMSOP, 2002), the United States Geological Survey National Earthqauke Information Center, the International Seismological Centre, and the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, summarized in table 3 of the IASPEI's Information Sheet 3]. Section numbers refer to the Information Sheet.

The nomenclature implemented here is adapted from IASPEI Information Sheet 3. It differs from IASPEI style in using subscripts, and from BSSA style in not using parentheses. Additional magnitude scales from ISC documentation.

"Cat." are the Categories for tracking use of these various scales.