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“The intensity is assigned for a particular location on the basis of the
visible consequences left
by the earthquake and from subjective reports by people
who experience the shaking.
Intensity scales also allow comparisons with earthquakes that occurred
before the development
of seismic monitoring instruments.
The destruction that an earthquake causes is a function of
its intensity and the resistance of structures to seismic damage. “
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