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 |
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.
Long period: 4 clips
Clear selectionM7.8 66 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
2026-08-14 · USGS PAGER alert orange · USGS
M6.4 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
2019-07-04 · USGS PAGER alert yellow · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
M7.2 The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake
2010-04-04 · USGS PAGER alert red · Event page and simulated animations · USGS
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