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it is used to measure the damage caused by an earthquake as oppose to energy released in the Richter scale
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Who compiled the mercalli scale?
The mercalli scale was made by Giuseppe mercalli he was born in milan.
What is the modified Mercalli scale measure?
modified mercalli scale measure is type of seismograph that they made in the 1989
What was the modified mercalli scale reading in the Peru earthquake 2007?
the modified mercalli scale was VII-VIII
What is the scale earthquakes are measured on?
The Mercalli scale.
What measures an earthquake's intensity based on the observed effects on people and structures?
Richter scale, Modified Mercalli scale, Centigrade scale, and the Moment Magnitude scale
What is the advantages of Richter scale and the mercalli scale?
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What are the Richter scale and the Mercalli scale?
different scales
What was the mercalli scale for the Kobe earthquake?
The Richter scale pf the Kobe earthquake is 7.2, and it corresponds to 11 on the Mercalli scale, as it measures the destruction of the earthquake.
Do you measure earthquakes with Richter scale or the Mercalli scale?
The Richter scale
What is a intensity scale?
Mercalli is a scale for the measurement of earthquake intensities.
What is the amount of damage caused by an earthquake is called?
The size of an earthquake is measured on the Ricter scale it can also be measured on the Mercalli scale.For an example the 2008 earthquake in China was 7.8 on the Rictor scale and in was XI on the Mercalli scale
What are the names of the types of scales that measure the effects of earthquakes?
TheRichter Scale created by Charles Richter and the Mercalli Scale created by Giuseppe Mercalli.
