( ( The ( Japan ( Meteorological ( Agency ( seismic ( intensity scale ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( is ( ( a ( seismic scale ) ) ( ( used ( in ( ( Japan and ) Taiwan ) ) ) ( to ( measure ( ( the intensity ) ( of earthquakes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Japan) (NNP Meteorological) (NNP Agency) (JJ seismic) (NN intensity) (NN scale)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ seismic) (NN scale)) (VP (VBN used) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Japan) (CC and) (NNP Taiwan))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB measure) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN intensity)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS earthquakes)))))))))) (. .)))
The Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale is a seismic scale used in Japan and Taiwan to measure the intensity of earthquakes.
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Seismologists originally measured the intensity of an earthquake with the mercalli scale.