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 rated from the effects our reviewer saw. Read across a row to see one level in different places; read down a column to see the same kind of place shaken harder and harder.
| Level | Long period | Pools | Trees | Vehicles | Homes | Stores | Public spaces | Warehouse | Skyscraper | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIWeak | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | |
| IIIWeak | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | |
| IVLight | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | |
| VModerate |
1
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No clips |
3
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3
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2
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1
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1
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No clips |
1
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7 |
| VIStrong |
1
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2
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1
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No clips |
6
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7
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6
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No clips | No clips | 18 |
| VIIVery strong |
1
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No clips |
6
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4
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5
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1
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2
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No clips | No clips | 7 |
| VIIISevere |
1
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No clips |
3
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1
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1
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1
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3
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No clips | No clips | 4 |
| IXViolent | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | |
| XExtreme | No clips | No clips | No clips |
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No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | No clips | 2 |
| Clips per setting | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
– means no clip yet: footage wanted. A clip can count in several settings, so the setting totals add up to more than 38. Settings are assigned from each clip's description and the effects our reviewer recorded.
MMI VII, very strong · Trees: 6 clips
The scale at VII · Clear selectionEffects 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
M5.6 11 km N of Redwood Valley, CA
2026-06-24 路 USGS PAGER alert yellow 路 Event page and simulated animations 路 USGS
0:00 to 0:22
MMI VII
0:00 to 0:30
MMI VII
M6.4 15km WSW of Ferndale, CA
2022-12-20 路 USGS PAGER alert orange 路 Event page and simulated animations 路 USGS
M7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
2019-07-06 路 USGS PAGER alert yellow 路 Event page and simulated animations 路 USGS
M6.4 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
2019-07-04 路 USGS PAGER alert yellow 路 Event page and simulated animations 路 USGS
Every clip is embedded from YouTube and credited to the person or organization that published it. Intensity Lab does not own this footage. To ask for a clip to be removed, see copyright and removal requests.
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