Seismic intensity scales categorize the intensity or severity of ground shaking (quaking) at a given location, such as resulting from an earthquake. They...

Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that...

Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS) measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. This is in contrast with the seismic magnitude...

(JMA) Seismic Intensity Scale (known in Japan as the Shindo seismic scale) is a seismic intensity scale used in Japan to categorize the intensity of local...

The China seismic intensity scale (CSIS) is a national standard in the People's Republic of China used to measure seismic intensity. Similar to EMS-92...

epicenter of the earthquake, categorized by various seismic intensity scales such as the Rossi–Forel scale. ("Size" is used in the sense of the quantity of...

The Environmental Seismic Intensity scale (ESI 2007) is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake on the basis of the effects of...

The PHIVOLCS earthquake intensity scale (PEIS; Filipino: Panukat ng Pagyanig ng Lindol) is a seismic scale used and developed by the Philippine Institute...

The European macroseismic scale (EMS) is the basis for evaluation of seismic intensity in European countries and is also used in a number of countries...

Central Weather Administration seismic intensity scale (Chinese: 交通部中央氣象署地震震度分級, CWASIS) is a seismic intensity scale used in Taiwan. It was established...

main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology. P waves travel faster than other seismic waves and hence are the first signal from...

release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they cannot be felt, to those...

surface-wave magnitude (Ms ) scales. Subtypes of the moment magnitude scale (Mww , etc.) reflect different ways of estimating the seismic moment. At the beginning...

The Rossi–Forel scale was one of the first seismic scales to represent earthquake intensities. Developed by Michele Stefano Conte de Rossi of Italy and...

measurement of instrumental intensity, that is, ground shaking recorded by seismic instruments. Other intensity scales measure felt intensity, based on eyewitness...

development of the European Macroseismic Scale, which is now a de facto standard for evaluation of seismic intensity in European countries. MSK-64 is still...

A seismic wave is a mechanical wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake (or...

of earthquake environmental effects such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, glacial, fluvial, oceanic microseism...

moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale (XI–XII on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale). The tremors...

based on Rayleigh surface wave measurement through heat conduction Seismic intensity scales, the local severity of a quake Magnitude (Community), a recurring...

are many, forming a seismic array. The emphasis is on precision since much can be learned about the fault mechanics and seismic hazard, if the locations...

focal depth. The focal depth can be calculated from measurements based on seismic wave phenomena. As with all wave phenomena in physics, there is uncertainty...

derivative with respect to time. Combining the last two equations one gets the seismic wave equation in homogeneous media ρ ∂ t 2 u i = λ ∂ i ∑ k ∂ k u k + μ...

teleseismic instruments but they stay on scale during the strongest seismic shaking. Strong motion sensors are used for intensity meter applications. Accelerographs...

area (W·sr−1·m−2) Mercalli intensity scale, a measure of earthquake impact Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, a measure of earthquake...

the 1990s. In 2007 the Environmental Seismic Intensity scale (ESI scale) was released, a new seismic intensity scale based only on the characteristics,...

source for the 1755 Lisbon earthquake provided by tsunami modeling and seismic intensity". Tectonophysics. 426 (1–2): 153–166. Bibcode:2006Tectp.426..153G...

earthquakes. Buildings far from plate boundaries are rarely protected with seismic retrofitting, so large intraplate earthquakes can inflict heavy damage...

the limitation of seismometers designed in the early years, some seismic magnitude scales began to show errors when the epicentral distance exceeded a certain...

dictionary. Shindo or Shindō may refer to: Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale (震度, shindo) Shindo (religion) (신도), an alternative name of Korean...