- 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...
-
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...
- to
correlate expected damage with instrument-readings. The old
Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM), a
relic of the pre-instrument days,
remains useful...
-
according to UTC time. The
maximum intensities are
based on the
Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
Earthquake magnitudes are
based on data from the USGS...
- second-largest city. The strike-slip
shock achieved a
maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). It was the most
powerful earthquake to strike...
-
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...
- 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...
-
Taluka of
Kutch district in Gujarat, India. The
earthquake had a
maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The
intraplate earthquake measured 7.6 on the...
- but
rather of how much the
earth shakes at a
given geographic point. The
Mercalli intensity scale uses
personal reports and
observations to
measure earthquake...
