Maya Indians. The Maya Indians were a group of early people who lived in regions from Central America to Mexico.They were a vast and large group and well civilized. The Maya Indians early culture and forms of learning have fascinated archaeologists, Sociologists, and Anthropologists.aya Indians. The Maya Indians were a group of early people who lived in regions from Central America to Mexico.
The difference between the Richter and Mercalli scales, both intended to measure earthquake severity, is that the Richter scale is a mathematical scale based on the measurements of scientific instruments, while the Mercalli scale is based on witness observation and structural damage.
At the time, the only way to rate shocks was a scale developed in 1902 by the Italian priest and geologist Giuseppe Mercalli. The Mercalli scale classified earthquakes from 1 to 12, depending on how buildings and people responded to the tremor.harles F. Richter (1900-1985) was one of the developers of the Richter Scale which is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. Charles F. Richter is remembered every time an earthquake happens.