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Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale

Index Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale

The Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale, also known as the MSK or MSK-64, is a macroseismic intensity scale used to evaluate the severity of ground shaking on the basis of observed effects in an area of the earthquake occurrence. [1]

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Aiglun, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Aiglun is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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April 26

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April 29

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Îles des Saintes

The Îles des Saintes ("Islands of the Saints"), also known as Les Saintes, is a small archipelago of the French Antilles (West Indies) located to the south of Basse-Terre Island, west of Marie-Galante and north of Dominica.

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Boguchany Dam

The Boguchany Dam (Богучанская ГЭС) is a large hydroelectric dam on the Angara River in Kodinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

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Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (نیروگاه اتمی بوشهر) is a nuclear power plant in Iran southeast of the city of Bushehr, between the fishing villages of Halileh and Bandargeh along the Persian Gulf.

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December 7

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Digne-les-Bains

Digne-les-Bains, or simply and historically Digne (Occitan: Dinha (dei Banhs) in classical norm or Digno in Mistralian norm), is a commune of France, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and situated in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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Earthquake

An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Earthquake zones of India

The Indian subcontinent has a history of devastating earthquakes.

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European macroseismic scale

The European macroseismic scale (EMS) is the basis for evaluation of seismic intensity in European countries and is also used in a number of countries outside Europe.

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Galilee earthquake of 1837

The Galilee earthquake of 1837, often called the Safed earthquake, shook the Galilee on January 1 and is one of a number of moderate to large events that have occurred along the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system that marks the boundary of two tectonic plates; the African Plate on the west and the Arabian Plate on the east.

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Galilee earthquake of 363

The Galilee earthquake of 363 was a pair of severe earthquakes that shook the Galilee and nearby regions on May 18 and 19.

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Geography of Andorra

Andorra is a small, landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountain range and bordered by Spain and France.

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Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury Tor is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael's Tower, a Grade I listed building.

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Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project

Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project is a proposed 9900 MW power project of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) at Madban village of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

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Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale

The Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale is a seismic scale used in Japan to measure the intensity of earthquakes.

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Karnik

Karnik is an Indian surname.

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Le Vernet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Le Vernet is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in southeastern France.

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List of earthquakes in Algeria

Earthquakes in Algeria occur in the north part of the country, usually north of 35° N. latitude, and occasionally as submarine earthquakes in the Mediterranean Sea.

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List of earthquakes in Armenia

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Armenia.

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List of earthquakes in Georgia (country)

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Georgia (country).

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Mascara, Algeria

Mascara is the capital city of Mascara Province, Algeria, in northwestern Algeria.

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May 27

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Medvedev

Medvedev (Медве́дев) and female Medvedeva (Медве́дева), from Russian medved’ (медве́дь), meaning the animal "bear", are Slavic surnames.

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Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale

The Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale, also known as the MSK or MSK-64, is a macroseismic intensity scale used to evaluate the severity of ground shaking on the basis of observed effects in an area of the earthquake occurrence.

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Mirabeau, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Mirabeau is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

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MSK

MSK may refer to the following.

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Oni, Georgia

Oni (ონი) is a town in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (mkhare), Georgia.

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Prads-Haute-Bléone

Prads-Haute-Bléone (Prats Auta Blèuna in Vivaro-Alpine) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast (Сара́товская о́бласть, Saratovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District.

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Seismic intensity scales

Seismic intensity scales categorize the intensity or severity of ground shaking (quaking) at a given location, such as resulting from an earthquake.

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Sergei Medvedev

Sergei Medvedev may refer to.

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Timeline of Basel

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Basel (or Basle, in the once-preferred English spelling).

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Timeline of Indonesian history

This is a timeline of Indonesian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Indonesia and its predecessor states.

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VVER-TOI

The VVER-TOI or WWER-TOI (The word tipovoi is difficult to translate into English. Optimized Digital) is a generation III+ nuclear power reactor based on VVER technology developed by Rosatom.

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1356

Year 1356 (MCCCLVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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1356 Basel earthquake

The Basel earthquake of 18 October 1356 is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and had a moment magnitude in the range of 6.0–7.1.

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1428 Catalonia earthquake

The Catalan earthquake of 2 February 1428, known in Catalan as the terratrèmol de la candelera because it took place during the Candlemas, struck the region of Catalonia, especially Roussillon, with an epicentre near Camprodon.

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1509 Constantinople earthquake

The 1509 Constantinople earthquake, referred to as "The Lesser Judgment Day" (Küçük Kıyamet or Kıyamet-i Suğra) by contemporaries, occurred in the Sea of Marmara on 10 September 1509 at about 10pm.

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1906 Swansea earthquake

The 1906 Swansea earthquake hit near the town of Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales on 27 June.

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1927

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1927 Crimean earthquakes

The 1927 Crimean earthquakes occurred in the month of June and again in September in the waters of the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula.

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1927 Jericho earthquake

The 1927 Jericho earthquake was a devastating event that shook Mandatory Palestine and Transjordan on July 11 at.

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1931 Nicaragua earthquake

The 1931 Nicaragua earthquake devastated Nicaragua's capital city Managua on 31 March.

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1931 Zangezur earthquake

The 1931 Zangezur earthquake occurred on April 27 at with a moment magnitude of 6.5.

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1959 Kamchatka earthquake

The 1959 Kamchatka earthquake occurred on May 4 at with a moment magnitude of 8.0, and a surface wave magnitude of 8.2.

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1966

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1966 Tashkent earthquake

The 1966 Tashkent earthquake (Ташкентское землетрясение) occurred on 26 April in the Uzbek SSR.

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1972 Nicaragua earthquake

The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake occurred at 12:29:44 a.m. local time (06:29:44 UTC) on December 23 near Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.

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1988 Armenian earthquake

The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake (Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ Spitaki yerkrašarž), occurred on December 7 at with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating).

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1991

It was the year that is usually considered the final year of the Cold War that had begun in the late 1940s.

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1991 Racha earthquake

The 1991 Racha earthquake occurred in the province of Racha, Georgia, at 9:12 UTC on 29 April.

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2002 Tbilisi earthquake

The 2002 Tbilisi earthquake occurred on April 25 in the Caucasus country of Georgia.

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2003 Zhaosu earthquake

The 2003 Zhaosu earthquake, also known as the Syumbinskoe earthquake, occurred on December 1 at 01:38 UTC.

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2006

2006 was designated as.

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2006 Yogyakarta earthquake

The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake (also known as the Bantul earthquake) occurred at with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging).

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MSK 64, MSK scale, MSK-64, MSK64, Medvedev scale, Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale, Sergei Medvedev (geologist), Vít Kárník, Wilhelm Sponheuer.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik_scale

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