Understanding the MMI scale (Modified Mercalli Intensity scale)

Last update: June 28, 2011 at 11:33 pm by By

The Mercalli intensity scale is a scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. The scale quantifies the effects of an earthquake on the Earth's surface, humans, objects of nature, and man-made structures on a scale from I (not felt) to XII (total destruction). I MMI … [Read more...]

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