This Word Means: Magnitude (of an earthquake)
The modern scale measures a quantity called “moment magnitude” (denoted as Mw), which is based on variables such as the area ...
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Why Was the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand So Devastating?
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...
What is a shallow earthquake and why are they so dangerous?
A devastating earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, leaving destruction in its wake, with tremors as far-reaching as Thailand and China. | ITV National News ...
Map: 3.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the San Francisco Bay Area
A minor, 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological ...
4.1 earthquake felt across Southern California, centered near Malibu
The earthquake hit on Sunday at 1:03 p.m. It was followed by a magnitude 2.5 earthquake a minute later, and magnitude 3 and magnitude 2.8 aftershocks at 1:07 p.m.
5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Aceh province
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked off Indonesia's western Aceh province on Sunday (March 30), Xinhua ...
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5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Aceh
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked off Indonesia's western Aceh province on Sunday, the country's ...
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Earthquake wakes South Carolina residents as tremors rumble through this part of the state
27, 2021, according to the DNR. The S.C. Emergency Management Division said Wednesday morning’s earthquake was classified as ...
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Algarve earthquake
An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was felt today with greater intensity in Albufeira and Faro, without causing ...