Intensity Scales

What would happen in every earthquakes based on

intensity scales?

By: Christian Josh Dinoy

Intensity I: Scarcely Perceptible
• Description: Delicately balanced objects are disturbed slightly.
Still water in containers oscillates slowly.
• Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph.
Intensity II: Slightly Felt
• Description: Felt by few individuals at rest indoors. Hanging
objects swing slightly. Still water in containers oscillates
noticeably.
Intensity II Earthquake
• Thousands of people from around the Los Angeles area
reported feeling a series of small earthquakes that struck the
Santa Monica Bay on Monday.
• A magnitude 3.7 quake that hit about four miles off Hermosa
Beach around 5 p.m. brought more than 3,000 responses to the
U.S.
Intensity III: Weak
• Description: Felt by many people indoors especially in upper
floors of buildings. Vibration is felt like one passing of a light
truck. Dizziness and nausea are experienced by Some people.
Hanging objects swing moderately.
Intensity III Earthquake
• Two moderate, offshore earthquakes rattled San Diego and
Baja California Tuesday night. The first, a magnitude 3.6,
struck four miles west of Coronado at 8:52 p.m. The second
earthquake struck 34 miles offshore from Rosarito Beach, Baja
California five minutes later and had a preliminary magnitude
of 4.3.
Intensity IV: Moderately Strong
• Description: Felt by generally by people indoors and by some
people outdoors. Light sleepers are awakened. Vibration is felt
like passing of a heavy Truck.
 Intensity IV Earthquake
• Earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February
2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time(23:51 UTC, 21 February).The
earthquake struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand's
South Island and was centred 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) south-
east of the centre of Christchurch.
Intensity V: Strong
• Generally felt by most people indoors and outdoors. Many
sleeping people are awakened. Some are frightened, some run
outdoors. Strong shaking and rocking felt throughout building.
Hanging objects swing violently.
Intensity V Earthquake
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked Batangas Tuesday night,
April 4, 2017. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the epicenter of the quake,
which struck at 8:58 pm, was located in Tingloy, Batangas, at
a depth of 5 kilometers.
• Intensity V was felt in Malvar and Calatagan in Batangas.
Intensity VI: Very Strong
• Many people are frightened; many run outdoors. Some people
lose their balance. Motorists feel like driving in flat tires.
Heavy objects or furniture move or may be shifted. Small
church bells may ring.
 Intensity VI Earthquake
• The 2017 Batangas earthquakes were an earthquake swarm that occurred
from early April to mid-August 2017, affecting the province of Batangas in
the Philippines and other nearby areas.
• According to the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale, the earthquake
had an intensity of VI (Very Strong)
 Intensity VII: Destructive
• Most people are frightened and run outdoors. People find it difficult to
stand in upper floors. Heavy objects and furniture overturn or topple. Big
church bells may ring. Old or poorly-built structures suffer considerably
damage. Some well-built structures are slightly damaged. Some cracks
may appear on dikes, fish ponds, road surface, or concrete hollow block
walls. Limited liquefaction, lateral spreading and landslides are observed.
Trees are shaken strongly.
 Intensity VII Earthquake
• The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15 at 8:12:31 PST in
Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas, Philippines. The
magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at Mw 7.2, with epicenter 6
kilometres of Sagbayan, and its depth of focus was 12 kilometres. It
affected the whole Central Visayas region, particularly Bohol and Cebu.
The earthquake was felt in the whole Visayas area and as far as Masbate
island in the north and Cotabato provinces in southern Mindanao.
 Intensity VIII: Very Destuctive
• People are panicky. People find it difficult to stand even outdoors. Many
well-built buildings are considerably damaged. Concrete dikes and
foundation of bridges are destroyed by ground settling or toppling.
Railway tracks are bent or broken. Tombstones may be displaced, twisted
or overturned. Utility posts, towers and monuments mat tilt or topple.
Water and sewer pipes may be bent, twisted or broken. Liquefaction and
lateral spreading cause man- made structure to sink, tilt or topple.
Numerous landslides and rockfalls occur in mountainous and hilly areas.
 Intensity VIII Earthquake
• The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)
killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. It occurred at 11:56
Nepal Standard Time on 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8.
• Maximum Intensity: Intensity VIII(Very Destructive)
 Intensity IX: Devastating
• People are forcibly thrown to ground. Many cry and shake with fear. Most
buildings are totally damaged. bridges and elevated concrete structures are
toppled or destroyed. Numerous utility posts, towers and monument are
tilted, toppled or broken. Water sewer pipes are bent, twisted or broken.
Landslides and liquefaction with lateral spreadings and sandboils are
widespread. the ground is distorted into undulations. Trees are shaken very
violently with some toppled or broken.
 Intensity IX Earthquake
• The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on
Saturday, 27 February at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC), having a
magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking
lasting for about three minutes.
 Intensity X: Completely Devastating
• Practically all man-made structures are destroyed. Massive landslides and
liquefaction, large scale subsidence and uplifting of land forms and many
ground fissures are observed. Changes in river courses and destructive
seiches in large lakes occur. Many trees are toppled, broken and uprooted.
 Intensity X Earthquake
• The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or the Great Chilean earthquake on 22 May
1960 is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
• It occurred in the afternoon , and lasted for approximately 10 minutes.
• Magnitude 9.4–9.6