Finding the Location of Severe Damage
If you are too close to the impact, significant seismic activity, incredible windspeeds, and air blast pressures will damage buildings and structures and there will be a nearly total loss of life. This will occur for air blast pressures of 30,000 Pa and above.
Asteroid Impact Properties
| Asteroid Name | 3200 Phaeton |
|---|---|
| Asteroid Kinetic Energy | |
| Crater Diameter | |
| Crater Depth |
Seismic Energy and Effects
| Richter Magnitude | Earthquake Rating | Earthquake Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 2.0 | Micro | Normally only detected by seismograms. Most people cannot feel it. |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Minor | A few people feel it. No building damage. |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Minor | Indoor objects can be seen shaking. |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Light | Most people feel it. Indoor objects shake or fall to floor. |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Moderate | Everyone feels it. Can damage or destroy buildings not designed to withstand earthquakes. |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Strong | Some building damage to Earthquake-resistant structures. Felt hundreds of miles from epicenter. |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Major | Widespread damage in areas up to 150 miles from epicenter |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Great | Felt over a very large region. Widespread damage in large areas and structures such as bridges are destroyed. |
| 9.0 - 9.9 | Great | Severe damage or destruction of most buildings and structures. Permanent changes to the ground surface. |
| 10 | Massive | Never recorded. |
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