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 ...

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 ...

We heard the rumbling and a loud boom before feeling the earthquake as the P wave hit us first - and in large intensity. The underlying reason was the crumbling tectonic plates below our feet ...

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 ...