Intensity Lab

Shaking videos

Seismic intensity is defined by what shaking does: people run outdoors, shelves empty, buildings crack. These clips show those effects as cameras recorded them, each with the effects our reviewer saw and the level they point to. Pick a level to see what it looks like.

Random clip at MMI VII How clips are chosen and rated

MMI VII, very strong: 6 clips

The scale at VII 路 All levels

Effects that mark this level:

  • Difficult to walk or stand
  • Heavy furniture overturned
  • Plaster falls in large amounts; considerable damage to poorly built buildings
  • Drivers notice the shaking
  • Waves on ponds; water turbid with mud
  • Trees and bushes shaken moderately to strongly

M7.7 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama

2026-10-09 路 USGS PAGER alert orange 路 USGS

0:00 to 0:05 MMI VII
Interior of home with falling objects
Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Panama, triggering tsunami warnings
Via Al Jazeera English
0:00 to 0:40 MMI VII
During live television segment
馃毃馃寧 PANAM脕: REGISTRAN MOMENTOS DE TEMOR TRAS REPORTE DE TERREMOTO DE MAGNITUD 8.0
Via Liseth Informa

M7.4 2 km SE of San Jos茅 del Palmar, Colombia

2026-08-10 路 USGS PAGER alert red 路 USGS

0:00 to 0:34 MMI VII
Exterior of home with a pool
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Pool in Cali, Colombia || ViralHog
Via ViralHog
0:00 to 0:43 MMI VII
Exterior of home during shaking
Strong Earthquake Shakes Neighborhood in Colombia
Via ViralSnare Rights Management (rights: ViralSnare)
0:00 to 0:34 MMI VII
Water in outdoor pool
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Pool in Cali, Colombia || ViralHog
Via ViralHog

M7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

2019-07-06 路 USGS PAGER alert yellow 路 Event page and simulated animations 路 USGS

0:00 to 0:27 MMI VII
Driveway with two vehicles and pedestrian
Earthquake Shaking Seen in Ridgecrest Home's Surveillance Videos
Filmed by Donnie Morrison, via KTLA 5

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