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What was the modified mercalli scale reading in the Peru earthquake 2007?
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the modified mercalli scale was VII-VIII
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What scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location?
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (or the Macroseismic scale in Europe).
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
The Mercalli scale is used to express?
the strength of an earthquake.
Which earthquake intensity scale assesses the effects of an earthquake on humans and human-made structures?
Mercalli scale
What determines where and how much the ground shakes in an earthquake?
by mercalli scale.
What was the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale value for the last earthquake in New Zealand?
The maximum measured intensity of the 2010 Canterbury earthquake in New Zealand was IX (9) on the Modified Mercalli scale.
What is the difference in earthquake measurement by the Richter scale vs the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale?
The Richter scale determines earthquake magnitude by measuring how much the ground moves, and the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale determines earthquake intensity based on damage to buildings and effects on humans.
What scale is used to record the damage caused by an earthquake?
The Modified Mercalli scale or in Europe, the Macroseismic Scale.
What was the modified mercalli scale level for the san Fran earthquake in 1906?
About no. 9
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 factors determined an earthquake's intensity on the modified Mercalli scale?
The Modified Mercalli Intensity scale is used in the US to determine the severity of earthquake effects. Intensity ratings are in Roman numerals, I - meaning no people felt movement, all the way up to XII - where almost everything is destroyed.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 factors determine on earthquake's intensity on the modified Mercalli scale?
The Modified Mercalli Intensity scale is used in the US to determine the severity of earthquake effects. Intensity ratings are in Roman numerals, I - meaning no people felt movement, all the way up to XII - where almost everything is destroyed.The amount of structural and geological damage done by an earthquake in a specific location determines an earthquake's intensity on the Mercalli scale. :)
Which earthquake scale would be most appropriate to describe historic earthquakes where seismograph records are not available?
The Modified Mercalli Scale
What is the modified Mercalli scale measure?
modified mercalli scale measure is type of seismograph that they made in the 1989
What scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location?
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (or the Macroseismic scale in Europe).
What was the reading on the mercalli scale for the Prince William sound earthquake in Alaska 1964?
7584
Which earthquake scale takes into consideration the damage caused by an earthquake?
Earthquake scales that take into consideration the damage caused by an earthquake are known as intensity scales. Examples include the The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale and the Macroseismic Scale.
