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isoseismal

British  
/ ˌaɪsəʊˈsaɪzməl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to equal intensity of earthquake shock

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a line on a map connecting points at which earthquake shocks are of equal intensity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For instance, the scale of intensity used in drawing the isoseismal lines was not adopted until after the first letters of inquiry were issued.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison

The members of both the French and the Italian Commissions agree in ascribing the peculiar form and relative positions of the isoseismal lines to geological conditions.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison

The land area disturbed by the earthquake and the different isoseismal lines are shown in Fig.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison

Its boundary occupies approximately the position that would be taken by an isoseismal of intensity between 7 and 6 of the principal earthquake.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison

The isoseismal lines as drawn by Dr. Johnston-Lavis are represented by the curves in Fig.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison

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