European Macroseismic Scale
European Macroseismic Scale :
A twelve-degree macroseismic intensity scale with the acronym EMS. In 1988 the European Seismological Commission initiated a major revision and elaboration of the MSK Scale, which resulted finally in the publication of the European Macroseismic Scale 98 (EMS-98; Grünthal, 1998). Although this new scale is largely based and compatible with the MSK Scale, its organization is very different. Most importantly, its guidelines for practical use, supported by illustrations, tables, vulnerability classification of building types and worked examples, are very elaborate and unique in comparison with all other widely used macroseismic intensity scales. Since its publication the EMS-98 has been widely adopted inside and also outside Europe
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