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Because it is a subjective scale that measures earthquake severity based on damage on man-made structures, it is possible to obtain ____ for the same earthquake in the modified mercalli scale

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It is possible to obtain differently intensity values at different locations for the same earthquake in the modified Mercalli scale because it is a subjective scale that measures earthquake severity based on damage to man-made structures.
Using the modified Mercalli scale, the quakes are described quantitively based on the qualitive information.
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