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| PEIS | Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement | |
| PEIS | Physically Embedded Intelligent Sys | |
| PEIS | Political Economy of Industrial Societies | |
| PEIS | Pressing Economic Issues Series | |
| PEIS | Program Evaluation and Improvement Staff | |
| PEIS | Programmatic Environmental Impact | |
| PEIS | PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale |
What does PEIS mean?
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- The PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) is a seismic scale used and developed by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) to measure the intensity of earthquakes. It was developed as upon a specific response to the 1990 Luzon earthquake. PHIVOLCS cites seismic scale specifically developed for the Philippine setting, the different geography of each country and other "geological considerations" led to the development of PEIS. The scale measures the effect of an earthquake on a given area based on its relative effect to people, structures and objects in the surroundings.The PEIS was adopted in the Philippines in 1996 replacing the Rossi-Forel scale.
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