The standard measure for evaluation of the immediate effects of an earthquake on people and man-made structures is intensity. Intensity estimates are widely used for emergency response, loss estimation and distribution of public information after earthquake occurrence. Intensity measures are designed to standardize the measurements of seismic effect and their subsequent evaluation and response (Brazee, 1976; Wood and Neumann, 1931). Modern intensity
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