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.
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.
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.
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+
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.
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
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 :)
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
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.
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.
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 Couldn't Go Upper Than Intensity VII tho (I featured some earthquakes on the way) because shaking your desk hardly enough to get something like VIII IX or even X is almost impossible at least to me
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.
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!🙏🙏🙏😥
