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{{Short description|Seismic intensity scale used to quantify the degree of shaking during earthquakes}}
{{Redirect|Mercalli|the scientist whom the scale is named after|Giuseppe Mercalli}}
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The '''Modified Mercalli intensity scale''' ('''MM''', '''MMI''', or '''MCS''') measures the effects of an [[earthquake]] at a given location.  This is in contrast with the [[Seismic magnitude scales|seismic magnitude]] usually reported for an earthquake.

Magnitude scales measure the inherent force or strength of an earthquake – an event occurring at greater or lesser depth.  (The "{{m|w|link=y}}" scale is widely used.)  The MM scale measures intensity of shaking, at any particular location, on the surface.  It was developed from [[Giuseppe Mercalli]]'s '''Mercalli intensity scale''' of 1902.

While shaking experienced at the surface is caused by the [[seismic energy]] released by an earthquake, earthquakes differ in how much of their energy is radiated as seismic waves. They also differ in the depth at which they occur; deeper earthquakes have less interaction with the surface, their energy is spread throughout a larger volume, and the energy reaching the surface is spread across a larger area. Shaking intensity is localized.  It generally diminishes with distance from the earthquake's [[epicenter]], but it can be amplified in [[sedimentary basin]]s and in certain kinds of unconsolidated soils.

[[ Seismic intensity scales |Intensity scales]] categorize intensity empirically, based on the effects reported by untrained observers, and are adapted for the effects that might be observed in a particular region.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Severity of an Earthquake|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq4/severitygip.html|website=USGS|publisher = USA.gov|date= November 5, 2021}}</ref> By not requiring instrumental measurements, they are useful for estimating the magnitude and location of historical (preinstrumental) earthquakes: the greatest intensities generally correspond to the epicentral area, and their degree and extent (possibly augmented by knowledge of local geological conditions) can be compared with other local earthquakes to estimate the magnitude.

==History==
Italian volcanologist [[Giuseppe Mercalli]] formulated his first intensity scale in 1883.<ref>{{Harvnb|Davison|1921|p=103}}.</ref> It had six degrees or categories, has been described as "merely an adaptation" of the then-standard [[Rossi–Forel scale]] of 10 degrees, and is now "more or less forgotten".<ref>{{Harvnb|Musson|Grünthal|Stucchi|2010|p=414}}.</ref> Mercalli's second scale, published in 1902, was also an adaptation of the Rossi–Forel scale, retaining the 10 degrees and expanding the descriptions of each degree.<ref>{{Harvnb|Davison|1921|p=108}}.</ref> This version "found favour with the users", and was adopted by the Italian Central Office of Meteorology and Geodynamics.<ref>{{Harvnb|Musson|Grünthal|Stucchi|2010|p=415}}.</ref>

In 1904, Adolfo Cancani proposed adding two additional degrees for very strong earthquakes, "catastrophe" and "enormous catastrophe", thus creating a 12-degree scale.<ref>{{Harvnb|Davison|1921|p=112}}.</ref> His descriptions being deficient, [[August Heinrich Sieberg]] augmented them during 1912 and 1923, and indicated a [[peak ground acceleration]]  for each degree.<ref>{{Harvnb|Davison|1921|p=114}}.</ref><ref name="Musson 2010 416"/> This became known as the "Mercalli–Cancani scale, formulated by Sieberg", or the "Mercalli–Cancani–Sieberg scale", or simply "MCS",<ref name="Musson 2010 416">{{Harvnb|Musson|Grünthal|Stucchi|2010|p=416}}.</ref> and was used extensively in Europe and remains in use in Italy by the [[National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology]] (INGV).<ref name="INGV_intensity">{{Cite web |last=National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology |title=Intensity evaluation method |url=http://legacy.ingv.it/roma/SITOINGLESE/activities/pererischio/macrosismica/macros/metod_val.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |archive-date=2022-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020112435/http://legacy.ingv.it/roma/SITOINGLESE/activities/pererischio/macrosismica/macros/metod_val.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

When [[Harry O. Wood]] and Frank Neumann translated this into English in 1931 (along with modification and condensation of the descriptions, and removal of the acceleration criteria), they named it the "modified Mercalli intensity scale of 1931" (MM31).<ref>{{Harvnb|Wood|Neumann|1931}}.</ref> Some seismologists refer to this version the "Wood–Neumann scale".<ref name="Musson 2010 416"/> Wood and Neumann also had an abridged version, with fewer criteria for assessing the degree of intensity.

The Wood–Neumann scale was revised in 1956 by [[Charles Francis Richter]] and published in his influential textbook ''Elementary Seismology''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Richter|1958}}; {{Harvnb|Musson|Grünthal|Stucchi|2010|p=416}}.</ref> Not wanting to have this intensity scale confused with the [[Richter magnitude scale]] he had developed, he proposed calling it the "modified Mercalli scale of 1956" (MM56).<ref name="Musson 2010 416"/>

In their 1993 compendium of historical seismicity in the United States,<ref>{{Harvnb|Stover|Coffman|1993}}</ref> Carl Stover and Jerry Coffman ignored Richter's revision, and assigned intensities according to their slightly modified interpretation of Wood and Neumann's 1931 scale,{{efn|Their modifications were mainly to degrees IV and V, with VI contingent on reports of damage to man-made structures, and VII considering only "damage to buildings or other man-made structures". See details at {{Harvnb|Stover|Coffman|1993|pp=3–4}}.}} effectively creating a new, but largely undocumented version of the scale.<ref>{{Harvnb|Grünthal|2011|p=238}}.  The most definitive exposition of the Stover and Coffman's effective scale is at {{Harvnb|Musson|Cecić|2012|loc=§12.2.2}}.</ref>

The basis by which the [[U.S. Geological Survey]] (and other agencies) assigns intensities is nominally Wood and Neumann's MM31. However, this is generally interpreted with the modifications summarized by Stover and Coffman because in the decades since 1931, "some criteria are more reliable than others as indicators of the level of ground shaking".<ref name="Dewey 1995 5">{{Harvnb|Dewey|Reagor|Dengler|Moley|1995|p=5}}.</ref> Also, construction codes and methods have evolved, making much of built environment stronger; these make a given intensity of ground shaking seem weaker.<ref>{{Harvnb|Davenport|Dowrick|2002}}.</ref> Also, some of the original criteria of the most intense degrees (X and above), such as bent rails, ground fissures, landslides, etc., are "related less to the level of ground shaking than to the presence of ground conditions susceptible to spectacular failure".<ref name="Dewey 1995 5"/>

The categories "catastrophe" and "enormous catastrophe" added by Cancani (XI and XII) are used so infrequently that current USGS practice is to merge them into a single category "Extreme" abbreviated as "X+".<ref>{{Harvnb|Musson|Grünthal|Stucchi|2010|p=423}}.</ref>

==Scale values==
The lesser degrees of the MMI scale generally describe the manner in which the earthquake is felt by people. The greater numbers of the scale are based on observed structural damage.

This table gives MMIs that are typically observed at locations near the epicenter of the earthquake.<ref name="comparison">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Magnitude vs Intensity|url=https://prd-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/atoms/files/Mag_vs_Int_Pkg_1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305084449/https://prd-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/atoms/files/Mag_vs_Int_Pkg_1.pdf|archive-date=2022-03-05|access-date=2022-03-05|website=|publisher=[[USGS]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Scale level
! [[Peak ground acceleration]] (approx.)<ref>{{cite web |title=3.5. Representing Macroseismic Intensity on Maps – ShakeMap Documentation documentation |url=https://usgs.github.io/shakemap/manual4_0/ug_intensity.html |website=usgs.github.io |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>
! Ground conditions
! Notable Examples
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|1}}width:180px;text-align:left" id="mmi-1" | <span><big><big>I. Not felt</big></big></span>
| <{{cvt|0.0005|g0|m/s2}}
| Not felt except by very few under especially favorable conditions.
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|2}}text-align:left" id="mmi-2" | <span><big><big>II. Weak</big></big></span>
| rowspan="2" | {{cvt|0.003|g0|m/s2}}
| Felt only by a few people at rest, especially on upper floors of buildings. Delicately suspended objects may swing. 
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|3}}text-align:left" id="mmi-3" | <span><big><big>III. Weak</big></big></span>
| Felt quite noticeably by people indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings: Many people do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing vehicles may rock slightly. Vibrations are similar to the passing of a truck, with duration estimated.
| [[1992 Nicaragua earthquake]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|4}}text-align:left" id="mmi-4" | <span><big><big>IV. Light</big></big></span>
| {{cvt|0.028|g0|m/s2}}
| Felt indoors by many, outdoors by few during the day: At night, some are awakened. Dishes, windows, and doors are disturbed; walls make cracking sounds. Sensations are like a heavy truck striking a building. Standing vehicles are rocked noticeably.
| [[2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|5}}text-align:left" id="mmi-5" | <span><big><big>V. Moderate</big></big></span>
| {{cvt|0.062|g0|m/s2}}
| Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened: Some dishes and windows are broken. Unstable objects are overturned. [[Pendulum clock]]s may stop.
| [[2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|6}}text-align:left" id="mmi-6" | <span><big><big>VI. Strong</big></big></span>
| {{cvt|0.12|g0|m/s2}}
| Felt by all, and many are frightened. Some heavy furniture is moved; a few instances of fallen [[Plaster veneer|plaster]] occur. Damage is slight.
| [[2021 West Sulawesi earthquake]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|7}}text-align:left" id="mmi-7" | <span><big><big>VII. Very strong</big></big></span>
| {{cvt|0.22|g0|m/s2}}
| Damage is negligible in buildings of good design and construction; but slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; damage is considerable in poorly built or badly designed structures; some chimneys are broken. Noticed by motorists.
| <!--- Please limit to three most recent notable events with 1,000+ fatalities --->[[May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake]]<br>and [[2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|8}}text-align:left" id="mmi-8" | <span><big><big>VIII. Severe</big></big></span>
| {{cvt|0.40|g0|m/s2}}
| Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Damage great in poorly built structures. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Heavy furniture overturned. Sand and mud ejected in small amounts. Changes in well water. Motorists are disturbed. 
| <!--- Please limit to three most recent notable events with 1,000+ fatalities --->[[2009 Sumatra earthquakes]],<br>[[2021 Haiti earthquake]],<br>and [[2023 Herat earthquakes]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|9}}text-align:left" id="mmi-9" | <span style="color:white;"><big><big>IX. Violent</big></big></span>
| {{cvt|0.75|g0|m/s2}}
| Damage is considerable in specially designed structures; well-designed frame structures are thrown off-kilter. Damage is great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings are shifted off foundations. [[Soil liquefaction|Liquefaction]] occurs. Underground pipes are broken. 
| <!--- Please limit to three most recent notable events with 1,000+ fatalities --->[[2006 Yogyakarta earthquake]],<br>and [[2023 Al Haouz earthquake]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|10}}text-align:left" id="mmi-10" | <span style="color: white;"><big><big>X. Extreme</big></big></span>
| rowspan=3 | >{{cvt|1.39|g0|m/s2}}
| Some well-built wooden structures are destroyed; most masonry and frame structures are destroyed with foundations. Rails are bent. Landslides considerable from river banks and steep slopes. Shifted sand and mud. Water splashed over banks. 
| <!--- Please limit to three most recent notable events with 1,000+ fatalities --->[[2010 Haiti earthquake]],<br>[[April 2015 Nepal earthquake]],<br>and [[2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|11}}text-align:left" id="mmi-11" | <span style="color: white;"><big><big>XI. Extreme</big></big></span>
| Few, if any, (masonry) structures remain standing. Bridges are destroyed. Broad fissures erupt in the ground. Underground pipelines are rendered completely out of service. Earth slumps and land slips in soft ground. Rails are bent greatly. 
| <!--- Please limit to three most recent notable events with 1,000+ fatalities --->[[2005 Kashmir earthquake]],<br>[[2008 Sichuan earthquake]], <br>and [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
! style="{{shindo/color|mmi|12}}text-align:left" id="mmi-12" | <span style="color: white;"><big><big>XII. Extreme</big></big></span>
| Damage is total. Waves are seen on ground surfaces. Lines of sight and level are distorted. Objects are thrown upward into the air. 
| <!--- Please limit to three most recent notable events with 1,000+ fatalities --->[[1939 Erzincan earthquake]],<br>[[1960 Valdivia earthquake]],<br>and [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes]]
|}

=== Correlation with magnitude ===
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" style="width:20%; border:1px aqua ; background:#eee; margin:0 auto 0 auto; float:right;"
|-
! style="text-align:left" |Magnitude
| '''Typical Maximum Modified Mercalli Intensity'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" |1.0–3.0
| '''I'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" |3.0–3.9
| '''II–III'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" |4.0–4.9
| '''IV–V'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" |5.0–5.9
| '''VI–VII'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" |6.0–6.9
| '''VII–IX'''
|-
! style="text-align:left" |7.0 and higher
| '''VIII''' or higher'''
|-	
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <small><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110623113247/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/mag_vs_int.php Magnitude/intensity comparison, USGS]</span></small>
|}

Magnitude and intensity, while related, are very different concepts.  Magnitude is a function of the energy liberated by an earthquake, while intensity is the degree of shaking experienced at a point on the surface, and varies from some maximum intensity at or near the epicenter, out to zero at distance.  It depends upon many factors, including the depth of the [[hypocenter]], terrain, distance from the epicenter, whether the underlying strata there amplify surface shaking, and any directionality due to the earthquake mechanism. For example, a magnitude 7.0 quake in [[Salta]], Argentina, in 2011, that was 576.8&nbsp;km deep, had a maximum felt intensity of V,<ref>{{Cite web |last=[[United States Geological Survey]] |title=M 7.0 – 26 km NNE of El Hoyo, Argentina – Impact |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000hsdc/impact |website=ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog}}</ref> while a magnitude 2.2 event in [[Barrow in Furness]], England, in 1865, about 1&nbsp;km deep, had a maximum felt intensity of VIII.<ref name="BGS_online_EQ_database">{{Cite web |url=http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/historical/query_eq/ |title=UK Historical Earthquake Database |last=British Geological Survey |author-link=British Geological Survey |access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref>

The small table is a rough guide to the degrees of the MMI scale.<ref name="comparison" /><ref name="abag">{{cite web|title=Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale|url=http://resilience.abag.ca.gov/shaking/mmi/|publisher=[[Association of Bay Area Governments]]|access-date=2017-09-02|archive-date=2023-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326023832/http://resilience.abag.ca.gov/shaking/mmi/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The colors and descriptive names shown here differ from those used on certain shake maps in other articles.

=== Estimating site intensity and its use in seismic hazard assessment ===
Dozens of intensity-prediction equations{{sfn|Allen|Wald|Worden|2012}} have been published to estimate the macroseismic intensity at a location given the magnitude, source-to-site distance, and perhaps other parameters (e.g. local site conditions). These are similar to [[Engineering Seismology|ground motion-prediction equations]] for the estimation of instrumental strong-motion parameters such as [[peak ground acceleration]]. A summary of intensity prediction equations is available.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gmpe.org.uk| title = Ground motion prediction equations (1964–2021) by John Douglas, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom}}</ref> Such equations can be used to estimate the [[seismic hazard]] in terms of macroseismic intensity, which has the advantage of being related more closely to [[seismic risk]] than instrumental strong-motion parameters.{{sfn|Musson|2000}}

=== Correlation with physical quantities ===
The MMI scale is not defined in terms of more rigorous, objectively quantifiable measurements such as shake amplitude, shake frequency, peak velocity, or peak acceleration. Human-perceived shaking and building damage are best correlated with peak acceleration for lower-intensity events, and with peak velocity for higher-intensity events.<ref>{{cite web|title=ShakeMap Scientific Background|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/shakemap/background.php|publisher=[[USGS]]|access-date=2017-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825092714/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/shakemap/background.php|archive-date=2009-08-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Comparison to the moment magnitude scale ===
The effects of any one earthquake can vary greatly from place to place, so  many MMI values may be measured for the same earthquake. These values can be displayed best using a contoured map of equal intensity, known as an [[isoseismal map]]. However, each earthquake has only one magnitude.

== See also ==
* [[European macroseismic scale]]
* [[Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale]] (Shindo scale)
* [[Rohn emergency scale]]
* [[Seismic intensity scales]]
* [[Seismic magnitude scales]]
* [[Spectral acceleration]]
* [[Strong ground motion]]

== References ==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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== Further reading ==
*{{Cite journal |last=Jones |first=Richard |date=2012 |title=Investigating the Mercalli Intensity Scale Through 'Lived Experience' |url=https://www2.hawaii.edu/~rmjones7/RMJ-Mercalli%20Scale%20Sci%20Scope%20Article.pdf |journal=Science Scope |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=54–60 |issn=0887-2376 |jstor=43183283 |id={{ERIC|EJ1000835}}}}
*{{Cite journal |last1=Wald |first1=David J. |author-link=David J. Wald |last2=Loos |first2=Sabine |last3=Spence |first3=Robin |last4=Goded |first4=Tatiana |last5=Hortacsu |first5=Ayse |date=2023 |title=A Common Language for Reporting Earthquake Intensities |url=http://eos.org/features/a-common-language-for-reporting-earthquake-intensities |journal=Eos |volume=104 |language=en-US |doi=10.1029/2023eo230160|doi-access=free }}

== External links ==
* [https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/national-earthquake-information-center-neic National Earthquake Information Center (U.S.)]
* [https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/modified-mercalli-intensity-scale Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale] – [[United States Geological Survey]]
* [https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq4/severitygip.html The Severity of an Earthquake]{{snd}}[[United States Geological Survey]]
* [https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/eq-intensity.shtml U.S. Earthquake Intensity Database] – [[NOAA]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP7gKXLjqxk Earthquake Intensity{{snd}}What controls the shaking you feel?] – [[IRIS Consortium]]

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