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Description
Magnitud
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Inten
sity
I
II
III
IV
VI
VII
VIII
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Small landslides.
Extremely strong shock
General panic.
Partial or total destruction of some buildings.
Fissures in ground.
Landslides and rock falls.
II
III
IV
Description
Scarcely Perceptible
Perceptible
to
people
under
favorable circumstances.
Dizziness
and
nausea
are
experienced by some people.
Hanging
objects
swing
considerably.
Many
sleeping
people
are
awakened.
VI
VII
VIII
Heavy
objects
and
furniture
overturn or topple.
Limited
liquefaction,
lateral
spreading
and
landslides
are
observed.
Trees
are
shaken
strongly. (Liquefaction is a process
by which loose saturated sand lose
strength during an earthquake and
behave like liquid).
Very Destructive
People panicky.
Many
well-built
buildings
are
considerably damaged.
Utility
posts,
towers
and
monuments mat tilt or topple.
IX