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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.
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What factors determine an earthquale's intensity on the modifield Mercalli scale?
The amount of structural and geological damage done by an earthquake in a specific location determines an earthquake's intensity on the Mercalli scale.
What are 3 ways to measure an earthquake?
the Richter scale, Mercalli scale, and Moment Magnitude scale
What was the mercalli scale in Sichuan earthquake?
Slight with minor damage - Best Answer.
Why do insurance companies use the Mercalli scale instead of the Richter scale?
Because the Mercalli Scale measures the amount of damage an earthquake does, rather than how powerful it is. That way, they know how much money they are accountable for.
How would you describe the Mercalli scale?
== The mercalli scale also known as the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale is a measure of the ground shaking from earthquakes. It is based on how people perceive earthquake shaking and/or the damage caused by an earthquake. Modified Mercalli Intensity is measured at individual locations so one earthquake can have many different measures of MMI. MMI is measured on a scale of 1 to 12 (actually Roman numerals) with 1 corresponding to the slightest shaking and 12 reflecting the strongest earthquake. MMI is not the same as earthquake magnitude which is a single measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
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 was the modified mercalli scale reading in the Peru earthquake 2007?
the modified mercalli scale was VII-VIII
What is a intensity scale?
Mercalli is a scale for the measurement of earthquake intensities.
What scale is used to record the damage of an earthquake?
Mercalli Scale is used!
What was the mercalli scale for recent haiti earthquake?
7.0
The Mercalli scale is used to express?
the strength of an earthquake.
What was the mercalli scale of the 2010 Chile earthquake?
severe
Which earthquake intensity scale assesses the effects of an earthquake on humans and human-made structures?
Mercalli scale
What factors determine an earthquale's intensity on the modifield Mercalli scale?
The amount of structural and geological damage done by an earthquake in a specific location determines an earthquake's intensity 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 scale is used by PAGASA to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
Mercalli
What determines where and how much the ground shakes in an earthquake?
by mercalli scale.
