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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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.
Homes: 14 clips
Clear selectionM7.7 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama
2026-10-09 · USGS PAGER alert orange · USGS
0:00 to 0:05
MMI VII
0:00 to 0:42
MMI VIII
M5.6 11 km N of Redwood Valley, CA
2026-06-24 · USGS PAGER alert yellow · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
0:00 to 0:22
MMI VII
0:00 to 0:30
MMI VII
M7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
2019-07-06 · USGS PAGER alert yellow · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
0:51 to 1:25
MMI VI
0:00 to 0:27
MMI VII
M6.4 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
2019-07-04 · USGS PAGER alert yellow · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
M7.3 Nepal
2015-05-12 · USGS PAGER alert orange · USGS
M6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake
2014-08-24 · USGS PAGER alert red · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
0:04 to 0:30
MMI VI
0:00 to 0:47
MMI VI
0:00 to 0:21
MMI V
M7.2 The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake
2010-04-04 · USGS PAGER alert red · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
M6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake
1989-10-18 · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
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