Which location would most probably have issued the report: "Many structures shifted off foundations"? A) New Madrid B) Syracuse C) Pittsburgh D) Nashville

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4. Base your answer to the following question on the map and the modified Mercalli scale shown below.
map shows the intensities of the earthquake that occurred slightly southwest of New Madrid,
Missouri, on December 16, 1811. The epicenter of this earthquake is represented by *. The Roman
numerals on the mapshow zones of earthquake intensities determined by using the modified Mercalli
scale.
The
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
Earthquake Intensity
with Modified Mercalli Scale
I: Not felt except under unusual conditions
Felt by only a few persons
I:
Suspended objects might swing
III
III: Quite noticeable indoors
Syracusel
IV: Dishes and windows rattle
Pittsburgh
Felt by nearly everyone
V:
Some dishes and windows break
Cincinnati
Furniture moves
VI:
Some plaster falls
VIIIALouisville V
New VIL
"Madrid
Everybody runs outdoors
VII:
Epicenter
Nashville
Some chimneys break
Atlantic
Ocean
VIII: Chimneys, smokestacks, and walls fall
Heavy furniture is overturned
Buildings shift off foundations
IX:
Ground cracks
Most ordinary structures are destroyed
X:
Landslides are common
500
1000 km
Few structures remain standing
XI: Bridges are destroyed
Broad cracks form in the ground
Damage is total
XII:
Objects are thrown upward into the air
Which location would most probably have issued the report: "Many structures shifted off
foundations"?
A) New Madrid
B) Syracuse
C) Pittsburgh
D) Nashville
Transcribed Image Text:4. Base your answer to the following question on the map and the modified Mercalli scale shown below. map shows the intensities of the earthquake that occurred slightly southwest of New Madrid, Missouri, on December 16, 1811. The epicenter of this earthquake is represented by *. The Roman numerals on the mapshow zones of earthquake intensities determined by using the modified Mercalli scale. The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale Earthquake Intensity with Modified Mercalli Scale I: Not felt except under unusual conditions Felt by only a few persons I: Suspended objects might swing III III: Quite noticeable indoors Syracusel IV: Dishes and windows rattle Pittsburgh Felt by nearly everyone V: Some dishes and windows break Cincinnati Furniture moves VI: Some plaster falls VIIIALouisville V New VIL "Madrid Everybody runs outdoors VII: Epicenter Nashville Some chimneys break Atlantic Ocean VIII: Chimneys, smokestacks, and walls fall Heavy furniture is overturned Buildings shift off foundations IX: Ground cracks Most ordinary structures are destroyed X: Landslides are common 500 1000 km Few structures remain standing XI: Bridges are destroyed Broad cracks form in the ground Damage is total XII: Objects are thrown upward into the air Which location would most probably have issued the report: "Many structures shifted off foundations"? A) New Madrid B) Syracuse C) Pittsburgh D) Nashville
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