Yep! That will be my next video. In this simulation intensity X is the Loma Prieta quake recorded from a seismic station near Lexington dam. Intensity XII is Kobe 1995 and intensity VII is the Loma Prieta quake recorded from Golden Gate bridge👍
@@EarthquakeSim Oh yes, for the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (M 6.9), I though the maximum intensity is just IX and did not know that there is a station with X until I see this and view all shakemap products.
It should be noted that depending on the location of the epicenter (out at sea vs on-shore) and the type of quake (megathrust vs strike-slip), the higher-end quakes shown here would also generate tsunamis that would destroy whatever managed to survive the quake.
Just like what happened in the city of Messina (Sicily) in 1908. It was an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 Richter and XI Marcalli, which destroyed the city and after the earthquake there was a Tsunami (caused by an underwater landslide). The earthquake and tsunami destroyed 90% of the buildings. As well as the fact that the few people who survived the earthquake were killed by the Tsunami. The victims were between 75,000 and 82,000.
@@Samah_Morph_exe And let's also not forget the Tohoku earthquake of 2011 and the devastating tsunami it produced, which in addition to causing massive devastation along the Japanese coast also led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
@@nancyomalley6286 And it wouldn't just be one single wave; a tsunami is actually a series of waves, just like the ripples you see when you throw a rock in a pond.
The View of the Town reminds me a bit on a City by a Lake in Switzerland. The Destruction by the VI Quake seems to be quite intense, even if its extremely badly build. In real life it would have collapsed without earthquake pretty soon too.
List of materials that handles earthquakes: wood: good because it is flexible but can snap if there’s to much g forces can handle up to earthquakes of about M6.5-M7 brick: bad because it is not flexible and will break to relatively "weak" earthquakes can only handles to earthquakes of about M5.5 concrete: good because it is hard to break because of sheer strengh but isn’t flexible can handle up to earthquakes of about M7.5+ steel: very good it is flexible and very resilient making it very resiliant against earthquakes can handle up to about M8+
That's both fascinating and terrifying. My city doesn't really get earthquakes, and I've never experienced one. It must be really scary getting caught in one, especially if you're not familiar with them.
We've had a couple of earthquakes in Melbourne in the past few years and the first one definitely took us by surprise. We're not on any fault lines, so growing up I was always told that we don't get them. I live near a train line and for a couple of seconds I thought a train might have come off the tracks or something, but the shaking kept going.
Here in morocco 2 weeks ago we had a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in marrakesh and a lot of buildings collapsed thank god im in casablanca a city far from marrakesh so we only had some medium shaking
Our area in California just had a few slightly larger ones in succession over the past few weeks. I feel the foretold “Big One” may be inevitable. Very interesting video.
Suggestion: Do a 3D simulation about how the earthquake shaking (not the Tsunami) in Banda Aceh looks like during the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (M 9.1~9.3). It should be intensity MMI IX and the shaking last for quite long time.
I am planning to simulate bigger earthquakes with longer duration over 3 minutes. But in order to achieve that I would have to use less objects in my simulation :)
By the way, the most significant earthquake I ever experienced is the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake (M 7.1), the maximum intensity is MMI IX nearby epicenter, and I was on the Santa Monica Pier of Los Angeles County during the earthquake happened with the local intensity of MMI IV. I have been lived and studied in Los Angeles during 2017~2020.
@@EarthquakeSim The shaking is something like just swing back and forth over and over and last for at least 30 seconds and maybe close to but no more than 1 minute, similar to a boat swing on the lake or a ship swing on the sea.
@@EarthquakeSim By the way, I was in line waiting for riding the roller coaster on the Santa Monica Pier during the earthquake happened, before that I was ride on the ferris wheels (Pacific Wheels) and enjoy, and after that the park was temporary close for a short period.
Oh my 😮 that was a 5.4 lol 😂 more like a 7.4 but a coastal town, the soil is much softer alluvium soil which would shake much more causing more damage in even a smaller earthquake. Thank you for sharing amazing videos, educational and quite entertaining to watch. Just hope we wouldn't have to go through this haha 💯🤓😃😅😌
By the way, if a very large earthquake, e.g. Megathrust earthquake, M 8.0+, happened in the coastal region, besides the earthquake shaking impacts, sometimes the tsunami will also happen which causes further damages and disasters. On the other hand, for the offshore earthquake (earthquake happened in the ocean) at the same magnitude with some distance from the land, the shaking intensity would be somewhat lower than the same magnitude inland earthquake.
In other words, for the large earthquakes with similar magnitudes, inland earthquake would have higher shaking intensity and does not likely for the tsunami to happen; offshore or ocean earthquake would have a little bit lower shaking intensity and a lot more likely for the tsunami to happen.
@@siyuyangzhang6995An exception to this would be the 2011 Tohoku earthquake; this was a 9.1 earthquake that took place offshore yet generated significant, damaging shaking on land as well as generating a devastating tsunami.
For the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (M 9.1~9.3), the maximum intensity is IX, with VIII-IX at Banda Aceh, VIII at Meulaboh, and so on. For the 2010 Chile Earthquake (M 8.8), the maximum intensity is IX, with IX at Concepcion, VIII at Santiago, and so on. For the 2011 Tohoku, Japan Earthquake (M 9.0~9.1), the maximum intensity is IX-X, with VIII-IX at Sendai, VII at Tokyo, and so on.
The magnitude is always of the mercalli scale right? Because if it's of the Richter you had to take a few circumstances like the depth and the distance of the Hypocenter
Weve Just been hit with a Magnitide 7.2 & Intensity VIII just TODAY!!! we leave in the Coast ,,,, we thank GOd, this simulation did not happen ,,,BUildings are still standing here!🙏🙏🙏😥
Please make the level indicator not flash? I'm lucky enough not to have epilepsy, but I do have a migraine now, and am bummed bc I can't watch the rest of the video :(
its hard to imagine how much the ground moves when quakes get big. I remember seeing footage of Japanese high rises swinging around. Imagine if they had no ballasts in them for countering momentum! The such forces, it makes sense some buildings are almost intact but just roll over the quake is so big the first shift it was off foundation! These structures all went at the same time. Large earthquake events must be very traumatizing like the one in Syria, when so many buildings go at the same time it has to be the worst chaos in the world. I have been told by people that earthquakes are even worse on water then on land. These events are sad, little towns like that one would not be priority on resources a large quake covers more area hits more major cities and harbor towns. Small towns that size probably don't have big economic port. People need to be like the Amish and ditch the insurance fraud scams of the worlds major banks put our savings together so we can have funds to rebuild, not only if the company feels like it once its needed. Amish can always get a barn raising done in a day, working together. This modern world is scammed by insurance, the fires and floods and insurance companies going broke. Really makes you pray for small towns moving forward. Can't imagine growing up somewhere my whole life to have entire cities and lives shattered in under 5 minutes. A lot of those buildings you made look good against wind like really strong, and held up really well to average quakes. They are on a coast those buildings lasted being built strong against the cold winds.
I think this is how the earthquake shaking looks like in Kurihara City during the 2011 Tohoku, Japan Earthquake (M 9.0~9.1), the only place with shaking intensity of JMA Shindo 7.
In most Places in the World historic Brick and rubble-stone-houses collapse quite early in earthquakes. Another big Problem in Italy is the usually shallow depth of earthquakes and that Towns often are built in valleys on thick layers of sediments. A 4.5 often usually has Intensity VI. Ischia is an extreme example where the 2017 Mw 3.9 Quake already had Intensity VIII.
@@lamandula85 True, though that doesn't change my Point that it was extremely high for such a "weak" earthquake. Certainly the situation was worsened by houses not built to standards (mainly because of their age i assume), but it was a strong shaking anyway. Such Intensities aren't Italian Standards, but Italy (and most of Europe) usually has higher Intensity Earthquakes when comparing Magnitudes. Earthquakes in Japan are either offshore or much deeper. So a M6 Quake often "only" has Intensity VI in Japan. In Europe its usually VII-IX.
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You should make simulations of historical earthquakes that happened around the world to show how it has been felt when it's happened
Yep! That will be my next video. In this simulation intensity X is the Loma Prieta quake recorded from a seismic station near Lexington dam. Intensity XII is Kobe 1995 and intensity VII is the Loma Prieta quake recorded from Golden Gate bridge👍
@@EarthquakeSim What sources do you use for getting these intensity data?
@@EarthquakeSim I think it would probably be intensity VIII is the Loma Prieta quake recorded from Golden Gate bridge.
@@EarthquakeSim Oh yes, for the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (M 6.9), I though the maximum intensity is just IX and did not know that there is a station with X until I see this and view all shakemap products.
@@EarthquakeSimyou also should to more there is so many historical earthquakes around the world even in my country
It should be noted that depending on the location of the epicenter (out at sea vs on-shore) and the type of quake (megathrust vs strike-slip), the higher-end quakes shown here would also generate tsunamis that would destroy whatever managed to survive the quake.
correct :) thank you for sharing this with everyone here!
Just like what happened in the city of Messina (Sicily) in 1908. It was an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 Richter and XI Marcalli, which destroyed the city and after the earthquake there was a Tsunami (caused by an underwater landslide). The earthquake and tsunami destroyed 90% of the buildings. As well as the fact that the few people who survived the earthquake were killed by the Tsunami.
The victims were between 75,000 and 82,000.
IKR? For each of the 3 strongest quakes, I was expecting a big wave obliterating the town!
@@Samah_Morph_exe And let's also not forget the Tohoku earthquake of 2011 and the devastating tsunami it produced, which in addition to causing massive devastation along the Japanese coast also led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
@@nancyomalley6286 And it wouldn't just be one single wave; a tsunami is actually a series of waves, just like the ripples you see when you throw a rock in a pond.
The horse statue must make a return!
Agreed!
I also agree :D
It was my idea!! :D
Mind doing one in which a fictional east coast town is subject to a magnitude 8 earthquake on the New Madrid seismic zone?
Um actually that’s an unicorn 🤓☝️
I loved seeing the various structure strengths & materials shown.
I am glad it was crystal clear to you :) I am planning to show even more variety in my next simulations
@@EarthquakeSim Awesome!
@@EarthquakeSimYou need more subs and views! This is awesome!
The View of the Town reminds me a bit on a City by a Lake in Switzerland. The Destruction by the VI Quake seems to be quite intense, even if its extremely badly build. In real life it would have collapsed without earthquake pretty soon too.
I totally agree!! I've seen numerous reports of collapsed old buildings without even a quake😁
Yes, it could have some old building collapsed by itself without an earthquake.
List of materials that handles earthquakes: wood: good because it is flexible but can snap if there’s to much g forces can handle up to earthquakes of about M6.5-M7 brick: bad because it is not flexible and will break to relatively "weak" earthquakes can only handles to earthquakes of about M5.5 concrete: good because it is hard to break because of sheer strengh but isn’t flexible can handle up to earthquakes of about M7.5+ steel: very good it is flexible and very resilient making it very resiliant against earthquakes can handle up to about M8+
That's both fascinating and terrifying. My city doesn't really get earthquakes, and I've never experienced one. It must be really scary getting caught in one, especially if you're not familiar with them.
Thank you for your feedback! 🙂
That happened a lot when people visit my country (Chile)
We've had a couple of earthquakes in Melbourne in the past few years and the first one definitely took us by surprise. We're not on any fault lines, so growing up I was always told that we don't get them. I live near a train line and for a couple of seconds I thought a train might have come off the tracks or something, but the shaking kept going.
@@ilicythings thank you so much for sharing this with us! 🙂 especially that you live in area where quakes are not frequent
Here in morocco 2 weeks ago we had a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in marrakesh and a lot of buildings collapsed thank god im in casablanca a city far from marrakesh so we only had some medium shaking
6:33 Well hello there, flying square!
what we learned:
always stay in a car during an earthquake, the car is invincible
Damn I love a details in that part that old brick house got destroy and the car go alarm sound
Thank you so much!! 😁 what should I build next??
Wow this is amazing i love yours works on this i like this channel Good work ❤❤🎉
Thank you so much for being part of this amazing community❤️
Our area in California just had a few slightly larger ones in succession over the past few weeks. I feel the foretold “Big One” may be inevitable. Very interesting video.
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback!
Suggestion: Do a 3D simulation about how the earthquake shaking (not the Tsunami) in Banda Aceh looks like during the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (M 9.1~9.3).
It should be intensity MMI IX and the shaking last for quite long time.
There are some real footages for this one but lacking details.
ua-cam.com/video/JPj41JySMLk/v-deo.html
I am planning to simulate bigger earthquakes with longer duration over 3 minutes. But in order to achieve that I would have to use less objects in my simulation :)
do you live in Indonesia?
Yes he is, mee too
@@EarthquakeSim I live in China.
love these sims. laughed my head off. the statue of the unicorn stoodup, surpriseingly well, for the 1st few.🤣🤣🤣
You have nice videos! Congrats for the effort you put in your channel
Thank you so much! When did you discover my channel? 😊
@@EarthquakeSim I discovered it wirh the supermarket simulation. And as a person of a seismic country (Chile), I found it useful and interesting
@@-Diz8 thank you so much for letting me know!!
I caught a 6.1 earthquake while I was sleeping at night, I didn't feel it, but the biggest I felt was 6 mercalli with a magnitude of 5.8.
that is pretty moderate shaking. Could be scary
@@EarthquakeSim The strongest earthquakes I experienced were 8.8 Chile 2010, the others were 8.3 and 8.2 in 2015 and 2014.
By the way, the most significant earthquake I ever experienced is the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake (M 7.1), the maximum intensity is MMI IX nearby epicenter, and I was on the Santa Monica Pier of Los Angeles County during the earthquake happened with the local intensity of MMI IV. I have been lived and studied in Los Angeles during 2017~2020.
that is so interesting! how would you describe the shaking at the Pier?
@@EarthquakeSim The shaking is something like just swing back and forth over and over and last for at least 30 seconds and maybe close to but no more than 1 minute, similar to a boat swing on the lake or a ship swing on the sea.
@@EarthquakeSim By the way, I was in line waiting for riding the roller coaster on the Santa Monica Pier during the earthquake happened, before that I was ride on the ferris wheels (Pacific Wheels) and enjoy, and after that the park was temporary close for a short period.
@@EarthquakeSim Santa Monica Pier is the place that I went very often when I lived and studied in Los Angeles in 2017~2020.
Oh my 😮 that was a 5.4 lol 😂 more like a 7.4 but a coastal town, the soil is much softer alluvium soil which would shake much more causing more damage in even a smaller earthquake. Thank you for sharing amazing videos, educational and quite entertaining to watch. Just hope we wouldn't have to go through this haha 💯🤓😃😅😌
Great job! Thanks.
thank you friend!
@@EarthquakeSim By the way, there is also another earthquake related UA-cam Channel called Shindo 7 which is also very good.
WE NEED A GAME OF THIS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÁAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
By the way, if a very large earthquake, e.g. Megathrust earthquake, M 8.0+, happened in the coastal region, besides the earthquake shaking impacts, sometimes the tsunami will also happen which causes further damages and disasters.
On the other hand, for the offshore earthquake (earthquake happened in the ocean) at the same magnitude with some distance from the land, the shaking intensity would be somewhat lower than the same magnitude inland earthquake.
In other words, for the large earthquakes with similar magnitudes, inland earthquake would have higher shaking intensity and does not likely for the tsunami to happen; offshore or ocean earthquake would have a little bit lower shaking intensity and a lot more likely for the tsunami to happen.
@@siyuyangzhang6995An exception to this would be the 2011 Tohoku earthquake; this was a 9.1 earthquake that took place offshore yet generated significant, damaging shaking on land as well as generating a devastating tsunami.
totally agree! it's exactly what happened in Japan in 2011 :)
@@EarthquakeSim Also exactly the same for the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (M 9.1~9.3).
For the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (M 9.1~9.3), the maximum intensity is IX, with VIII-IX at Banda Aceh, VIII at Meulaboh, and so on.
For the 2010 Chile Earthquake (M 8.8), the maximum intensity is IX, with IX at Concepcion, VIII at Santiago, and so on.
For the 2011 Tohoku, Japan Earthquake (M 9.0~9.1), the maximum intensity is IX-X, with VIII-IX at Sendai, VII at Tokyo, and so on.
Super great video 😆👍👍
thank you! 100 hours of work...phewww now I can relax and enjoy it!
@@EarthquakeSimWhen will the video asteroid impact earthquake?
The car alarm was my favorite 😂
Great vid
and so much work :D 100 hours...I don't even remember ..like anything haha that's how tired I feel!
Waiting expectantly!
The magnitude is always of the mercalli scale right? Because if it's of the Richter you had to take a few circumstances like the depth and the distance of the Hypocenter
it is always Mercalli. I have written that at the beginning of the video :) good observation!
Considering how well those trees did, my next home will be a treehouse. 🤣🤣🤣
Cant' wait to see.
thank you for the donation once again! I will shout you out in my next video :)
@@EarthquakeSim No problem. You clearly put in so much time and effort.
2:11 press F to pay respects to the weak brick house but the other houses were unaffected
In China there was a magnitude of 7.0, I’m very worried about them.
living in the ring of fire is scary
Knew it wouldn't survive the 7.1😥excellent video @EarthquakeSim
Weve Just been hit with a Magnitide 7.2 & Intensity VIII just TODAY!!! we leave in the Coast ,,,, we thank GOd, this simulation did not happen ,,,BUildings are still standing here!🙏🙏🙏😥
In this simulation this buildings are extremely weak and old ☺️ I'm happy to know you are safe!!
Ur welcome, its good that buildings here have reinforce beams & pillars, and are not made of brick,
Your channel need to reach 1 millon of subscriber.
Thank you for believing this☺️
@@EarthquakeSim sorry I wanted to say reach and confused with research. Recently I corrected the word and put reach.
Please make the level indicator not flash? I'm lucky enough not to have epilepsy, but I do have a migraine now, and am bummed bc I can't watch the rest of the video :(
its hard to imagine how much the ground moves when quakes get big. I remember seeing footage of Japanese high rises swinging around. Imagine if they had no ballasts in them for countering momentum! The such forces, it makes sense some buildings are almost intact but just roll over the quake is so big the first shift it was off foundation! These structures all went at the same time. Large earthquake events must be very traumatizing like the one in Syria, when so many buildings go at the same time it has to be the worst chaos in the world. I have been told by people that earthquakes are even worse on water then on land. These events are sad, little towns like that one would not be priority on resources a large quake covers more area hits more major cities and harbor towns. Small towns that size probably don't have big economic port. People need to be like the Amish and ditch the insurance fraud scams of the worlds major banks put our savings together so we can have funds to rebuild, not only if the company feels like it once its needed. Amish can always get a barn raising done in a day, working together. This modern world is scammed by insurance, the fires and floods and insurance companies going broke. Really makes you pray for small towns moving forward. Can't imagine growing up somewhere my whole life to have entire cities and lives shattered in under 5 minutes. A lot of those buildings you made look good against wind like really strong, and held up really well to average quakes. They are on a coast those buildings lasted being built strong against the cold winds.
I totally respect everything you said! You're so right about insurance fraud scams
Don't higher magnitude earthquakes last way longer than the lower magnitude quakes?
I prefer the sway of the shorter trees. These are like the awkward kid at a dance 😂
It’s probably just as well this is a ghost town, as there’s nothing left of it ! No casualties ! 🤣😂🤣
Amazing and scary at the same time, the big one earthquake happened and next it rain came 💀💀
Is it measured by the duration, Kinetic Energy (movement), and/or velocity of the shaking?
OH GREAT HEAVENS!!!
Thanks for watching😊
All about structural integrity, which is why the brick house crumbled, the foundations probably built from wood
Hi earthquakesim! Sorry but i was sleeping when U was live and i wasnt active :(
How did the cars park there, that's the real question 🤔
Yaayy!! You're the first person to notice this 😁😁
They were brought by... Teleportation haha
@@EarthquakeSim also how come the trees survived a magnitude 12 earthquake?? 🤔 im asking the real questions here haha
2:11 How did that house collapsed in a sudden?!
Because the structure was already poorly build and very week. Sometimes buildings collapse after the earthquake stops.
@@EarthquakeSimThere are also few cases that some very old very weak building can collapsed by itself without any earthquake happened.
Are you doing this with an app or they are just your animations?
I’m creating these in Blender 3D 😁
So they are my animations
That was amazing
thank you for being part of this amazing community!
Hat off to the cars which haven't been damaged while the city was destoryed by the earthquakes
id love you to see you try out shockwave simulations!
I think I can actually make that 😊
@@EarthquakeSim exciting! like shockwave impact stuff! amazing
the wooden house be like : im still standing
I thought legos would hold up better than that….😂
if a major E.Q, hits a 🏈stadium, 🤔"does it "level" the playing field?"🤣🤣
Excellent 👌
revachol having a rough time
Good video!!!1!!
thank you for watching friend! what should I build next?
@@EarthquakeSim 20 story buliding for 3 tower buliding and also u need some parking basement and plaza mall
@@MrTinaNhan365 noted👍
Fact ❤ the last part of video
You should add tsunamis with the earthquakes on the coast
Is it a city or not or is it a town
my 5th video i've watched. Can tell you 👍the FORD MUSTANG. 🤔😏
ME: Ditto🤣👍👍
How did you do this? What app? Software or something?
It’s a 3D a modeling software
How do you create simulations? Which program do you use?
I am using Blender 3D with bullet constraints builder😊 this simulation took me 100 hours to make...
EarthquakeSim, can you simulate the Great East Japan Earthquake with your building?
I'm trying to find seismic data for that quake without paying ☺️
Make a simulation Earthquake+Tsunami please
I'm working on this! 🙂
I am really curious how to make real earthquake CSV file and upload to BCB in Blender program. I hope you show how adjust that.
I and II are very common in Austria. You barely feel them.
How did the cars not break or the 2 trees and some boats made it
I felt a magnitude 5.4 earthquake it was shakin
Great!
Look AT 5:59 Something flied in the air
as a Mexican this is kinda traumatic but we’re used to this lol
Omg a 4.5 earthquake hit my house
No is 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit my house with a intensity of V
The safest place is in the water as it seems to be unaffected.
Pls make simulation earthquake on the beach 😔
I should have note 5.9 Banten Earthquake and Aftershock but whatever the tapping into the in fiction Aftershock's
You should put in little humans around and code them to react when the earth quake happens
Realistic
The dark wooden structure is like a pile of legos
Real buildings are like a bunch of Legos stuck to each other 😁
If the game townscaper had an earthquake option.
How to make a earthquake simulator?
What are you doing this simulation with?
4:40 - This earthquake looks like from Japan
From Morocco
OMG it's Valparaíso
I don't think those two cars would be parked like that. The entrance/exit to the parking area would make that angle of parking way too difficult.
what dat game called i wanna play or simulate
Why the house collapse magnitude 5 only i think only break
ty for boats
You should make a city and shake it with 2.7g PGA(2011 Tohoku eq):).
I think this is how the earthquake shaking looks like in Kurihara City during the 2011 Tohoku, Japan Earthquake (M 9.0~9.1), the only place with shaking intensity of JMA Shindo 7.
earthquakesim 2011 japan can you simulate 9.0 magnitude earthquake
I don’t think you will find “old” brick and wood buildings on modern looking coastal infrastructure, otherwise video looks cool.
I have an apearing erathquake rn 😢
I guess that awnsers the awnser that wood is stornger that congcrete 3:00
YESS
There you go, add some rain. Now, how about wave action?
Yes I should!! 👍😁
Can you make a clothes store earthquake please 🙏
Yes I am planning that for next month 😊
Those building sure are weak or old
Yes they represent weak old brick buildings😊
why did the wooden building survive so long!
Wood is known for being more durable against earthquakes because it has the property to bend and attenuate seismic shocks.
Do a entire cit but no suburban
Even 8 point earthquakes do not cause total destruction.
True! Reminder that this simulation is expressed on the Mercalli scale and that we are dealing with poorly built brick structures😁
Building collapse at Intensity VI?
It doesn't even happen in Italy 😮
In most Places in the World historic Brick and rubble-stone-houses collapse quite early in earthquakes. Another big Problem in Italy is the usually shallow depth of earthquakes and that Towns often are built in valleys on thick layers of sediments. A 4.5 often usually has Intensity VI. Ischia is an extreme example where the 2017 Mw 3.9 Quake already had Intensity VIII.
Intensity of VIII for Ischia is in EMS scale, not MMI (maybe VII MMI?)
@@lamandula85 MMI is Modified Mercalli
@@lamandula85 True, though that doesn't change my Point that it was extremely high for such a "weak" earthquake. Certainly the situation was worsened by houses not built to standards (mainly because of their age i assume), but it was a strong shaking anyway. Such Intensities aren't Italian Standards, but Italy (and most of Europe) usually has higher Intensity Earthquakes when comparing Magnitudes. Earthquakes in Japan are either offshore or much deeper. So a M6 Quake often "only" has Intensity VI in Japan. In Europe its usually VII-IX.