Earthquakes are becoming increasingly frequent. On Sunday morning, four earthquakes struck parts of India, Myanmar, and Tajikistan within just one hour, sending tremors across central and South ...

A powerful earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted various parts of the country during the early hours between Tuesday and Wednesday, causing widespread alarm among residents.Tremors were ...

Another scale is based on the physical size of the earthquake fault and the amount of slip that occurred. Then there are also measures of earthquake shaking intensity. The intensity from one ...

The tremors occurred at 2:48 am on Tuesday (local time), with the epicenter located 62 km southeast of Sinabang city in ...

Centered in the Messina Strait, which separates Sicily from Calabria, the quake's magnitude equaled a 7.5 by today's Richter scale ... used extreme measures to regain control of the desperate ...

Earthquake Magnitude Scale Magnitude Earthquake Effects Estimated Number Each Year 2.5 or less Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph. Millions 2.5 to 5.4 Often felt, but only causes ...

The moment magnitude scale, which builds upon Richter’s ideas, measures the energy released at the earthquake’s source. Unlike the Richter Scale, which was best suited for small, local events ...