The Mercalli scale was designed to do just that The original scale was invented by Giuseppe Mercalli in 1902 and was modified by Harry Wood and Frank Neumann in 1931 to become what is now known as the ...

Earthquakes are becoming increasingly frequent. On Sunday morning, four earthquakes struck parts of India, Myanmar, and Tajikistan within just one hour, sending tremors across central and South ...

The Richter scale, also known as the Richter ... with 630,000 people living in areas with "light" shaking on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale, with around 5,000 living in areas where shaking ...

The quake centered near San Diego, but shockwaves were felt as far as Los Angeles more than 100 miles away, according to the ...

Quake came from depth of 17 kms A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was felt at 03:44 this morning in the Évora region, according to IPMA meteorological institute. With its epicentre close ...

the earthquake was felt with an intensity of VII degrees on the Mercalli scale, ranging from I to XII. Chile is one of the most seismic countries. Last year, an earthquake of a Richter magnitude ...

I Felt by very few people; barely noticeable. II Felt by a few people, especially on upper floors. III Noticeable indoors, especially on upper floors, but may not be recognized as an earthquake. IV ...

The earthquake was felt in parts of Garut, Cianjur, and Sukabumi early Tuesday morning but caused no reported damage, says the BMKG.

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia''s eastern North Maluku province early Thursday, ...

JAKARTA: (Bernama-Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked off ... of the tremors was measured at IV MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in Banda Aceh city and Aceh Besar ...