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""Mercalli Intensity of IX" ... second time this week I've heard of that scale, hadn't heard of it before. I guess it's like the Shindo scale. -- nm"
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Beryllium
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it's an intensity scale. Richter is total energy released. there can actually be some pretty big discrepancy between them. the Japan and Christchurch
Posted by
mafic
Apr 24 '15, 23:50
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quakes were ages apart on Richter, but were both IX Mercali.
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