Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale
The Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale, also known as the MSK or MSK-64, is a macroseismic intensity scale used to evaluate the severity of ground shaking on the basis of observed effects in an area of the earthquake occurrence.

The scale was first proposed by Sergei Medvedev (USSR), Wilhelm Sponheuer (East Germany), and Vít Kárník (Czechoslovakia) in 1964. It was based on the experiences being available in the early 1960s from the application of the Modified Mercalli intensity scale and the 1953 version of the Medvedev scale, known also as the GEOFIAN scale.

With minor modifications in the mid-1970s and early 1980s, the MSK scale became widely used in Europe and the USSR. In early 1990s, the European Seismological Commission (ESC) used many of the principles formulated in the MSK in the development of the European Macroseismic Scale, which is now a "de facto" standard for evaluation of seismic intensity in European countries. MSK-64 is still being used in India, Israel, Russia, and throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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earthquake
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Sergei Medvedev
UNK
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USSR
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Wilhelm Sponheuer
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East Germany
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Vít Kárník
PER
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Czechoslovakia
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Modified Mercalli intensity scale
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Medvedev scale
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Europe
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USSR
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European Seismological Commission (ESC)
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European Macroseismic Scale
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de facto
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India
LOC
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Israel
LOC
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Russia
LOC
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Commonwealth of Independent States
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Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale
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1964-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1964
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1960-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1960
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1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1953
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1980-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
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1990-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1990
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-64^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
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