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:
Richter scale measures the ground motion from an earthquakes to find the earthquakes strength. mercalli scale measures expresses intensity in roman numerals from I to XII an â¦ d provides a description of the effects of each earthquake intensity. 2 people found this useful.