MODIFIED
MERCALLI INTENSITY VALUE
VIII
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| Description
of Shaking Severity: Very Strong |
| Summary
Description Used on Maps: Moderate Damage |
| Full Description:
Steering
of motor cars affected. Damage to masonry C (see previous page for
masonry definitions); partial collapse. Some damage to masonry B;
none to masonry A. Fall of stucco and some masonry walls. Twisting,
fall of chimneys, factory stacks, monuments, towers, elevated tanks.
Frame houses moved on foundations if not bolted down; loose panel
walls thrown out. Decayed piling broken off. Branches broken from
trees. Changes in flow or temperature of springs and wells. Cracks
in wet ground and on steep slopes. |
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Full descriptions
are from: Richter, C.F., 1958. Elementary Seismology.
W.H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, pp. 135-149; 650-653.
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Artwork is courtesy of the Campagna Mulitmediale di
Informazione of the Osservatorio Geofisico Sperimentale in
Italy ("Italia"). Molto gracie.
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| jbp
9/18/03 |