Explain the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale the experience data obtained from investigating damages and other after-effects of earthquakes.
Explain the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale the experience data obtained from investigating damages and other after-effects of earthquakes.
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Explain the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale the experience data obtained from investigating damages and other after-effects of earthquakes.
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Earthquake are caused due to movement of Tectonic Plates. The Modified Mercalli Scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake. It is based on Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902.
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