- The
Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS)
measures the
effects of an
earthquake at a
given location. This is in
contrast with the seismic...
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Giuseppe Mercalli (21 May 1850 – 19
March 1914) was an
Italian volcanologist and
Catholic priest. He is
known best for the
Mercalli intensity scale for...
- the late 19th century. In 1902,
Italian seismologist Giuseppe Mercalli,
created the
Mercalli Scale, a new 12-grade scale.
Significant improvements were achieved...
- The 7.6 Mw İzmit
earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a
maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent),
leaving more than 17,000 dead and
around 50...
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Camillo Mercalli (Savona, 18 July 1882 – Turin, 13
November 1974) was an
Italian general during World War II. He was born in
Savona on 18 July 1882, the...
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unless they
cause damage and/or casualties.
Intensities is
measured in the
Mercalli intensity scale.
Depths are
given in kilometers. "M 4.7 – 11 km NE of Frutal...
- to
correlate expected damage with instrument-readings. The old
Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM), a
relic of the pre-instrument days,
remains useful...
- Calabria,
southern Italy with a
moment magnitude of 7.1 and a
maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The
epicentre was in the
Strait of
Messina which...
- ****ure
location of Memphis, Tennessee,
experienced level IX
shaking on the
Mercalli intensity scale. A
seismic seiche propagated upriver, and
Little Prairie...
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estimated magnitude of 7.2 on the Ms
scale and an
intensity of IX–X on the
Mercalli scale. Its
hypocenter was
located at an
estimated depth of 30 kilometres...
