The Modified Mercalli scale of earthquake intensity and its use in New Zealand

1 July 1966

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Vol. 9 (1-2) , 122-129
https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1966.10420201

Abstract

The nature and use of the Modified Mercalli intensity scale is explained, and the degrees of the scale redefined in terms capable of direct application in New Zealand.

Keywords

NEW ZEALAND
REDEFINED
EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY
MODIFIED MERCALLI SCALE
SCALE OF EARTHQUAKE
MERCALLI INTENSITY

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

Faults and earthquakes
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 1942
Modified Mercalli intensity scale of 1931
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 1931