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 VIII How clips are chosen and rated

I Not felt none yet

II Weak none yet

III Weak none yet

IV Light none yet

V Moderate 5 clips VI Strong 9 clips VII Very strong 6 clips VIII Severe 4 clips

IX Violent none yet

X Extreme 1 clip

MMI VIII, severe: 4 clips

The scale at VIII · All levels

Effects that mark this level:

General panic; people drop to the ground or try to run
Heavy furniture overturned and displaced
Chimneys, columns, walls or monuments fall
Brick buildings badly damaged; buildings partly collapse
Branches and trunks break
Sand or mud ejected from the ground

M7.7 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama

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

0:00 to 0:42 MMI VIII

Interior of home during strong shaking

Breaking: Video shows the moment magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Panama

Via Draft Diamonds

M7.8 66 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

2026-08-14 · USGS PAGER alert orange · USGS

0:00 to 0:33 MMI VIII

Partial building collapse

Moment Building Wobbles and Crumbles as 7.7-Magnitude Quake Rocks Indonesian Port

Via New York Post

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

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

0:00 to 0:19 MMI VIII

Security footage of street and business during earthquake

M7.5 Earthquake Violently Destroys Catia La Mar, La Guaira, Venezuela - Jun. 24, 2026 CCTV

Via ArchiveRandom

M7.2 20 km E of San Felipe, Venezuela

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

0:00 to 0:17 MMI VIII

Inside airport terminal

Moment earthquake rocks Venezuela airport

Via CNN

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