QUIZ
EASY MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Who developed the Moment Magnitude scale?
a. Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg
b. Hiroo Kanamori and Thomas C. Hanks
c. Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess
d. James Hutton and Charles Lyell
2. The Philippine Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) scale ranges from:
a. I to X
b. I to XII
c. I to IV
d. I to VIII
3. Which of the following is a region known for high seismic activity due to its location within
the Ring of Fire?
a. The Sahara Desert
b. The Amazon Rainforest
c. The Philippines
d. The Himalayan Mountains
4. Who was the American seismologist and physicist that created the Richter Scale?
a. Jerico Beringuela
b. Charles Richter
c. Hiroo Nakamori
d. Thomas C. Hanks
5. Smaller earthquakes that precede a larger earthquake are called:
a) Aftershocks
b) Foreshocks
c) Swarms
d) Tsunamis
HARD MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Moment Magnitude scale is particularly useful for which type of earthquakes?
a. Shallow earthquakes with low magnitudes.
b. Earthquakes near populated areas.
c. Large earthquakes, including those occurring deep within the Earth.
d. Earthquakes with significant aftershocks.
2. According to the MMI scale, "damage negligible in buildings of good design and
construction" would likely correspond to which level?
a. Intensity III
b. Intensity V
c. Intensity VII
d. Intensity IX
3. The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) measures:
a. The energy released at the earthquake's source.
b. The shaking and damage caused by an earthquake at a specific location.
c. The duration of an earthquake.
d. The depth of an earthquake's focus.
4. Which of the following is true about the Moment Magnitude scale?
a. It is an outdated scale no longer used by scientists.
b. It is the most widely used and accurate scale for measuring earthquake
magnitude.
c. It is only accurate for small earthquakes.
d. It is a subjective scale based on observed damage.
5. The centroid moment tensor provides information about:
a) The total energy released by an earthquake.
b) The spatial and temporal distribution of an earthquake's seismic moment.
c) The intensity of shaking at various locations.
d) The potential for future earthquakes in a region.
Easy Identification Questions:
1. What is the main cause of earthquakes?
Answer: Tectonic plates
2. Used to estimate hypocentral parameters and moment-tensor elements.
Answer: Centroid Moment Tensor
3. Who developed the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale?
Answer: Giuseppe Mercalli
4. A cluster of small earthquakes occurring in a localized area without a clear mainshock.
Answer: Swarm
5. What intensity scale is used in the Philippines?
Answer: PHIVOLCS Scale/Philippine Earthquake Intensity Scale
Hard Identification Questions:
1. What percentage of earthquakes occur at plate boundaries?
Answer: 95%
2. What factors affect shaking intensity?
Answer: Magnitude, depth, distance
3. What measures earthquake energy?
Answer: Magnitude
4. Earthquakes of lesser magnitude that follow a major earthquake, occurring in the same
general vicinity and potentially causing further damage.
Answer: Aftershocks
5. This measure of earthquake size is derived from fault parameters like rupture area, slip,
and frictional force, and can also be calculated from seismic wave spectra.
Answer: Seismic Moment
