isoseismal

British  

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈsaɪzməl /

adjective

1. of or relating to equal intensity of earthquake shock

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noun

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

Example Sentences

The next isoseismal, No. 2, which is also shown more clearly in Fig.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

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

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

The error, however, is probably small, and we may therefore regard the isoseismal 6 as another ellipse, 141 miles long, 116 miles broad, and containing an area of 13,000 square miles.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

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 Davison, Charles

They bear little relation to the isoseismal lines.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles