Cylus is a modern English respelling of the name Silas, which is a short form of the Greek name Silouanos, which is a variant of the Latin name Silvanus, which is derived from the Latin word silva, meaning wood, forest.. Tweet.
The modified mercalli intensity scale is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake and is in part derived from the damage done to building and other structures. Edit Share to:
The most famous magnitude scale is the Richter scale which is used to determine the magnitudes of intermediate strength earthquakes. For larger earthquakes (those greater than 7.0) the Moment Magnitude scale is used. In the US the most commonly used intensity scale is the Modified Mercalli scale.