Go to:    Intensity V-VIII RATING DESCRIPTION V. Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects overturned. VI. Felt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture moved; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight. VII. Damage negligible in buildings of good design and construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage in poorly built or badly designed structures; some chimneys broken. VIII. Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings, sometimes partially collapsing. Damage great in poorly built structures. Chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls fall. Heavy furniture overturned.