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vlabodo [156]
3 years ago
6

What is earthquake intensity and how is it measured

Geography
1 answer:
cestrela7 [59]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The intensity is a number (written as a Roman numeral) describing the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface and on humans and their structures. Several scales exist, but the ones most commonly used in the United States are the Modified Mercalli scale and the Rossi-Forel scale.Seismographs help determine the magnitude of earthquakes, on the Mercalli, Richter, or Moment Magnitude scales.ntensity: The severity of earthquake shaking is assessed using a descriptive scale – the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. Magnitude: Earthquake size is a quantitative measure of the size of the earthquake at its source. The Richter Magnitude Scale measures the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake.

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