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:
while both the mercalli scale and richter scale measure the intensity of an earthquake they do so in different ways measures the effects of an earthquake on observable by quantifying damage to the earth s surface humans objects of nature and man made structures is based on a i to xii 1 12 scale with i being not felt and xii being extreme