- 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...
- 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...
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according to UTC time. The
maximum intensities are
based on the
Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
Earthquake magnitudes are
based on data from the USGS...
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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 - 72 km WNW of...
- to
correlate expected damage with instrument-readings. The old
Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM), a
relic of the pre-instrument days,
remains useful...
- 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...
- 37 km (23 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. The
earthquake had a
maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme)
around the
epicenter and in Antakya. It was...
