Mer·cal·li scale 
(mər-kälē, mĕr-)
(mər-kälē, mĕr-)n.
A scale of earthquake intensity based on observed effects and ranging from I (detectable only with instruments) to XII (causing almost total destruction).
[After Giuseppi Mercalli (1850-1914), Italian seismologist.]
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