GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The intensity is a number (written as a Roman numeral) describing the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth’s surface and on humans and their structures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each degree of intensity is described by a Roman numeral, (I, II, III etc.) the largest being XII, and the effects of the earthquake roughly double in severity for each one-division increase in intensity. The intensity of an earthquake varies depending on where you are in relation to the earthquake’s epicenter.

Detailed explanation-3: -The effect of an earthquake on the Earth’s surface is called the intensity. The intensity scale consists of a series of certain key responses such as people awakening, movement of furniture, damage to chimneys, and finally-total destruction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sometimes earthquakes are referred to by the maximum intensity they produce. In the United States, we use the Modified Mercalli (MMI) Scale. The Mercalli Scale is based on observable earthquake damage.

Detailed explanation-5: -An earthquake is a sudden shaking of the earth as a result of the movements of lithospheric plates. Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of the earthquakes. The Richter scale has numbers from 1 to 10.