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(Solved): Residents in Port-au-Prince complained of extreme shaking during the earthquake, while residents of ...
Residents in Port-au-Prince complained of extreme shaking during the earthquake, while residents of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic that sits 150 miles east of Port-au-Prince, assumed the shaking was caused by the passing of a large truck. Based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, the residents of Port-au-Prince most likely experienced an intensity of , while the residents of Santo Domingo experienced an intensity of . a. VII, II b. VIII, III c. X, III d. X, IV
What is the answer according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale?
\begin{tabular}{|c|l|} \hline Intensity & Characteristics \\ \hline I & Shaking not felt under normal circumstances. \\ \hline II & Shaking felt only by those at rest, mostly along upper floors in buildings. \\ \hline III & \\ \hline IV & \\ \hline V & \\ \hline VI & \\ \hline VII & \\ \hline VIII & \\ \hline IX & \\ \hline X & \\ \hline XI & Few structures are left standing. Bridges are destroyed, and large cracks open in the ground. \\ \hline XII & Total damage. Objects thrown upward in the air. \\ \hline \end{tabular}