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Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage they cause?
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The Mercalli intensity scale — more commonly the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale — rates earthquakes by their observed effects and the amount of damage (I to XII). The Richter scale, by contrast, measures an earthquake's magnitude (energy released).
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