Another word for a earthquake's strength is it's what?

Magnitude (Do not worry about this I just need 20 or more characters)

I'm pretty sure it's c. extremely gradual but not 100% sure though.

Humans have survived and thrived in mexico city by using technology to create greater access to land. when the spanish conquered the aztec capital, tenochtitlan, in the 16th century, they built mexico city by draining the lakes and filling in the lake water to create more arable land for agriculture. this technique of land reclamation has continued to be fundamental to human civilization in mexico city.