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== Drama scale == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Magnitude | |||
!Description | |||
!Social effects | |||
!Frequency of occurrence | |||
|- | |||
|Less than 2.0 | |||
|Micro | |||
|Micro drama, not felt. | |||
|Continual | |||
|- | |||
|2.0–2.9 | |||
|rowspan="2"|Minor | |||
|Generally not felt, but recorded. | |||
|200 per year (est.) | |||
|- | |||
|3.0–3.9 | |||
|Often felt, but rarely causes damage. | |||
|52 per year (est.) | |||
|- | |||
|4.0–4.9 | |||
|Light | |||
|Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. | |||
|10 - 12 per year (est.) | |||
|- | |||
|5.0–5.9 | |||
|Moderate | |||
|Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. | |||
|3-4 per year | |||
|- | |||
|6.0–6.9 | |||
|Strong | |||
|Can be destructive in areas up to about across in populated areas. | |||
|1-2 per year | |||
|- | |||
|7.0–7.9 | |||
|Major | |||
|Can cause serious damage over larger areas. | |||
|1 per 2 years | |||
|- | |||
|8.0–8.9 | |||
|rowspan="2"|Great | |||
|Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometres across. | |||
|1 per 5 years | |||
|- | |||
|9.0–9.9 | |||
|Devastating in areas several thousand kilometres across.<br /> | |||
|1 per 10 years | |||
|- | |||
|10.0+ | |||
|Massive | |||
|Never recorded, widespread devastation across very large areas; see below for equivalent seismic energy yield.<br /> | |||
|Extremely rare (Unknown/May not be possible) | |||
|} | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Additional [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBaUmx5s6iE&feature=related safety information] about llamas. | Additional [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBaUmx5s6iE&feature=related safety information] about llamas. |