Then there are also measures of earthquake shaking intensity. The intensity from one earthquake varies greatly from place to place. What’s the difference between magnitude and intensity? This 8 minute ...

How the strength of quakes is measured has changed over the years, so you'll see references to the Richter Scale, earthquake magnitude and intensity. Here's a quick primer on what they mean and ...

One cause is believed to be water and steam rising under intense pressure from deep underground, which triggered an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on May 5 last year. Given the intensity and ...

A moderate earthquake jolted during the early hours today in Sylhet and adjacent areas in the early hours on Wednesday, ...

Delhi earthquake tremors felt severe even though the intensity was only 4 on the Richter scale because the epicentre of today's earthquake was New Delhi. The epicentre of the quake was in the ...

Experts noted that buildings, particularly high-rises, sway more due to their design, increasing the perceived intensity of shaking. Epicentre within Delhi: Since the earthquake originated beneath ...