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INTENSITY SCALES
GABRIEL B. GONZAGA
7-FERMI
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
INTENSITY SCALE
MODIFIED MERCALLI SCALE
MAGNITUDE SCALE
RICHTER SCALE
ACTIVITY
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INTENSITY SCALE
MODIFIED MERCALLI SCALE
The Mercalli earthquake intensity scale,
developed by Italian seismologist
Giuseppe Mercalli in 1902, is a measure of
an earthquake's destructiveness. The
scale was modified by American
seismologists in the 1930s (called the
modified Mercalli scale). Modern
technology has made the Mercalli scale
obsolete, though the method is often used
to fill in "seismic blanks" when there is an
insufficient number of seismographs.
Level Characteristic Effects in Populated
Areas
I Generally not felt; detectable by
seismographs
II Felt by few people; objects may swing if
suspended
MAGNITUDE SCALE
RICHTER SCALE
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REFERENCES
http://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Learning/Scien
ce-Topics/Earthquakes/MonitoringEarthquakes/Other-earthquake-questions
http://ecan.govt.nz/advice/emergenciesandhazard/earthquakes/Pages/earthquakemagnitude-intensity.aspx