scale of earthquake intensities

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• earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …   Universalium

• Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 …   Wikipedia

• Mercalli intensity scale — Part of a series on earthquakes Types Foreshock • Aftershock • Blind thrust Doublet • Interplate • …   Wikipedia

• 1906 San Francisco earthquake — The USGS estimates that the earthquake measured a powerful 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquake caused ruptures visible on the surface for a length of 470 kilometers (290 miles). Modified Mercalli Intensities of VII to IX paralleled… …   Wikipedia

• Rossi-Forel scale — The Rossi Forel scale was one of the first seismic scales to reflect earthquake intensities. Developed by Michele Stefano Conte de Rossi of Italy and François Alphonse Forel of Switzerland in the 1800s, it was used for about two decades until the …   Wikipedia

• 2003 Bam earthquake — Earthquake title=2003 Bam earthquake date= December 26, 2003 magnitude = 6.6 Mw depth=convert|10|km|mi|6United States Department of the Interior (2006).] location=coord|29.004|N|58.337|E countries affected = IRN casualties = 30,000 people dead… …   Wikipedia

• 2008 Panzhihua earthquake — Earthquake title = 2008 Panzhihua earthquake date = August 30, 2008 magnitude = 6.1 Ms (CEA);] ] 5.7 Mw (USGS)] depth = 10 km location = coord|26.0|N|101.9|E (Renhe (zh s|仁和), Panzhihua, Sichuan) countries affected = PRC intensity = Liedu VIII… …   Wikipedia

• 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake — Earthquake title=Iwate Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake in 2008 date= June 14 2008 (JST) magnitude = Mj 7.2 (JMA scale), Mw 6.9 (by USGS) depth=convert|8|km|mi|0 (JMA), convert|10|km|mi|0 (USGS) aftershocks=483 felt aftershocks by July 1 (JMA) Laragest …   Wikipedia

• Seismic scale — A seismic scale is used to measure and compare the severity of earthquakes. (For a quick review, see the table of seismic scales at the end of this article.)Two fundamentally different but equally important types of scales are commonly used by… …   Wikipedia

• 2008 Sichuan earthquake — 2008 Earthquake 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake …   Wikipedia

• 2010 Chile earthquake — For other earthquakes in and about Chile during 2010, see List of earthquakes in Chile occurring in 2010. 2010 Chile earthquake …   Wikipedia