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INTENSITE SEISME [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A measure of the effects of an earthquake at a particular place.

OBS

Intensity depends not only on the "earthquake magnitude", but also on the distance from earthquake to epicenter and on the local geology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
CONT

L'intensité du séisme est mesurée empiriquement par les effets ressentis (secousses, vibrations et balancement) et les dégâts provoqués selon le type de construction sur l'échelle de Mercalli ou de Rossi-Forel; à distinguer de la magnitude (Fascicule no 2, NY, 1990).

OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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