Focus scale
You can find the rating of earthquake damage at a particular location on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale, which assesses the intensity of shaking and resulting damage at specific locations. This rating is often provided by organizations like the United States Geological Survey (USGS) or local seismic monitoring agencies in affected areas.
Technically, you can't tell damage from the Richter Scale, because the Richter Scale rating of an earthquake stays the same no mater how far out you go from the epicenter. The scale that measures the damage of an earthquake (meaning the scale rating gets lower the further you go from the epicenter) is called the Mercalli Scale. The Mercalli Scale goes from II to XII (2 to 12) and the rating on the Mercalli Scale in which damage starts to occur is about 6. However, if you are going by the Richter Scale, damage at the epicenter would start at about 5.0
actually, the highest rating was an earthquake in Chili, coming in on a 9.5
The rating was 9.0, which is almost complete destruction.
8.9 on the Richter scale.
The rating system used to estimate the total energy released by an earthquake is the Moment Magnitude Scale.
The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the moment magnitude scale (Mw).
It is the Richter Magnitude Scale.
8.9 on the Richter scale
In Valdivia, Chile in 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5
The Mercalli scale is advantageous because it provides a more subjective assessment of the intensity of an earthquake based on observed effects on people, structures, and the environment. It conveys how the earthquake was perceived and its impact on society, which can be valuable for emergency response and earthquake preparedness planning. Additionally, it can help in understanding the distribution and extent of earthquake damage in a region.
The tent waterproof rating for this model is 2000mm.