Programs conducted to relieve or reduce the results of natural or manmade disasters or other endemic conditions such as human pain, disease, hunger, or privation that might present a serious threat to life or that can result in great damage to or loss of property. Humanitarian assistance provided by U.S. Forces is limited in scope and duration. The assistance provided is designed to supplement or complement the efforts of the host nation civil authorities or agencies that may have the primary responsibility for providing humanitarian assistance. Any activity or operation related to humanitarian demining executed in support of an HN approved for support in the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Program. A subjective measure of the force of an earthquake at a particular place as determined by its effects on persons, structures, and earth materials.
Intensity is a measure of effects as contrasted with magnitude, which is a measure of energy.
Map contours drawn to define limits of estimated intensity of shaking for a given earthquake. Mass movement or sliding of hillsides caused by the ground shaking of earthquakes. Those facilities that are crucial to life support and that should receive high priority for protection or restoration following disasters. Lifelines include water systems, electrical systems, gas systems and transportation networks. A firing system consisting of a main line.