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 Richter Scale is a Magnitude scale-it is used to calculate the magnitude of small and medium sized earthquakes (those with a magnitude less than 7). The other scales mos â¦ t commonly used for recording Earthquakes are the Moment Magnitude Scale and the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.