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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / How would you quantify the amount of "shake" caused by an earthquake?
« on: 24/08/2014 21:34:21 »
I know scientists measure the intensity of Earthquakes using either the moment magnitude scale or the Richter scale. Let's say I have a device that contains an accelerometer, and I want to use the accelerometer to figure out how much "shake" an earthquake caused in an area. How would I figure out, based on the data alone, how much that "shake" was?
I imagine such data would be useful to my county's emergency services office, because they could then figure out how much money and effort should be placed into preparing for a big earthquake.
I imagine such data would be useful to my county's emergency services office, because they could then figure out how much money and effort should be placed into preparing for a big earthquake.