The Modified Mercalli intensity scale measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. This is in contrast with the seismic magnitude usually reported for an earthquake.
Lisbon, Portugal, during the Great Lisbon earthquake in 1755
On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time, a Mw 9.2–9.3 earthquake struck with its epicenter off the west coast of Aceh, in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known in
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
…buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings are shifted off foundations. Liquefaction occurs. Underground pipes are broken. 1975 Haicheng 1985 Mexico City 2004 Indian Ocean X. Extreme >1.39 g0 (13.6 m/s2) Some well-built wooden structures are destroyed; most masonry and frame structures are destroyed with foundations. Rails…
US Navy 050102 N 9593M 040 A village near the coast of Sumatra lays in ruin after the Tsunami that struck South East Asia
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Man searching through rubble in Meulaboh after 2004 tsunami DM SD 06 11957
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