| A | B |
|---|
| Mercalli Scale | this measures the level of damage. |
| Magnitude | the height of the lines measure the energy released |
| Richter Scale | The scale used to measure the magnitude of Earthquakes using the height of the seismic waves on a seismograph |
| Moment magnitude scale | this estimates the total amount of energy released by an earthquake |
| tsunami | seismic-sea-wave, caused by an earthquake below the ocean |
| Intensity | a measure of the degree of earthquake shaking |
| Base isolating building | rests on shock absorbers to reduce building movement |
| fire | causes 80% of the damage from earthquakes |
