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What was the mercalli scale for the Kobe earthquake?

The Mercalli Intensity Scale is a measure of earthquake intensity experienced at a given location. The Kobe earthquake in 1995 had intensities reaching up to VIII (8) on the Mercalli Intensity Scale in the heavily affected areas around Kobe.


Who compiled the mercalli scale?

The mercalli scale was made by Giuseppe mercalli he was born in milan.


Compare and contrast the Richter and Mercalli scale?

The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake based on the energy released at the source, while the Mercalli scale measures the intensity of shaking felt at a specific location. The Richter scale provides a single numerical value for an earthquake, whereas the Mercalli scale uses a descriptive scale from I to XII to quantify the effects of an earthquake on people, buildings, and the environment.


What is the awsner to compare and contrast the richer and the mercalli scales?

The Richter scale measures the energy released during an earthquake through amplitude of seismic waves, while the Mercalli scale measures the intensity of an earthquake based on observed effects on people, buildings, and the environment. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale ranging from 1 to 10+, while the Mercalli scale is a descriptive scale ranging from I to XII.


How does the mercalli scale measure earthquakes?

The Mercalli scale allocates a value to an earthquake based on the perceived shaking in a specific area as well as the damage to buildings and infrastructure that has occurred. The US Geological survey also use data based on the amplitudes of seismic waves and surface accelerations as measured on seismometers to quantify "perceived shaking".

Related Questions

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 mercalli scale for the Kobe earthquake?

The Mercalli Intensity Scale is a measure of earthquake intensity experienced at a given location. The Kobe earthquake in 1995 had intensities reaching up to VIII (8) on the Mercalli Intensity Scale in the heavily affected areas around Kobe.


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!


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


Who compiled the mercalli scale?

The mercalli scale was made by Giuseppe mercalli he was born in milan.


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


How they figure out how much damage was done by an earthquake?

Mercalli Scale


What determines where and how much the ground shakes in an earthquake?

by mercalli scale.