The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures ... At the seismic intensity of upper 5, people find it difficult to move and dishes could fall out from ...

Earthquakes and seismic activity often happen with sudden ... is communicated with the Modified Mercalli (MM) Intensity Scale. Here's a summary of how they correlate: Under 5.0 magnitude: These ...

An earthquake with a distant epicenter and a relatively modest seismic intensity could still cause such large and lengthy swaying in high-rise buildings that would topple people on the upper floors.

Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers ... and the amount of damage that occurred, to estimate its intensity. The Mercalli scale was designed to do just that ...

When an earthquake measuring a lower 5 or stronger on the 7-point Japanese seismic intensity scale is predicted, public broadcaster NHK airs ･･･ ...

As of the morning of May 21, the earthquake near New Britain was the only one in New England to occur in the past day, ...

A powerful earthquake with a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 struck in the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture around 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 8 ...

A 3.4 magnitude tremor struck Kutch district in Gujarat, India, Wednesday evening with no casualties or property damage reported. The epicenter was located 12 km NNE of Bhachau. Kutch is in a ...

The seismic zone IV is broadly associated with seismic intensity of VIII. Here, we are talking about the measurements as per the Modified Mercalli Intensity or MMI scale.