Intensity Lab

Shaking videos

Seismic intensity is defined by what shaking does: people run outdoors, shelves empty, buildings crack. These clips show those effects as cameras recorded them, each with the effects our reviewer saw and the level they point to. Pick a level to see what it looks like.

Random clip at MMI V How clips are chosen and rated

MMI V, moderate: 5 clips

The scale at V · All levels

Effects that mark this level:

  • A few frightened; some run for shelter or outdoors
  • Doors swing strongly; pictures knocked out of place
  • Unstable objects tip over
  • Windows crack
  • Building trembles
  • Liquids spill from well-filled open containers
  • Trees and bushes shaken slightly

M7.7 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama

2026-10-09 · USGS PAGER alert orange · USGS

0:00 to 0:18 MMI V
Exterior parking lot with row of cars.
Fuerte terremoto sacude Panamá: sismo de magnitud 7,6 provoca evacuaciones
Via La Crónica del Quindío
0:00 to 0:12 MMI V
Exterior of commercial shopping strip mall
M7.7 Earthquake shakes stores in Chitré, Herrera, Panama - October 9, 2026
Via RandomArchive
0:00 to 0:36 MMI V
Exterior of skyscraper and street level parking lot with cars
📰 IMPACT & VIRAL TV | 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Panama today, October 9 (Richter scale) Part III
Via ViralImpactTV

M7.5 20 km W of Catia La Mar, Venezuela

2026-06-24 · USGS PAGER alert red · USGS

0:00 to 0:11 MMI V
Interior house shaking
Strong Earthquake Shakes Apartment in Venezuela
Via ViralSnare Rights Management (rights: ViralSnare)

M7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

2019-07-06 · USGS PAGER alert yellow · Event page and simulated animations · USGS

1:18 to 1:24 MMI V
Light fixtures swinging in hotel
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Southern California | USA TODAY
Via USA TODAY

Every clip is embedded from YouTube and credited to the person or organization that published it. Intensity Lab does not own this footage. To ask for a clip to be removed, see copyright and removal requests.