According to the earthquake magnitude scale, a magnitude 5.4 quake is considered moderate to strong, often felt in affected areas but generally causing only minor damage. Phivolcs reported that ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck a municipality ... that instrumental intensity is measured by an intensity scale, unlike reported intensities which are based on how ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 2.3 magnitude earthquake shook Henrico County on Wednesday hours after another earthquake reportedly took place in the county. According to the U.S. Geological ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck about six miles northwest of Glen Allen ...

Wednesday update: The U.S. Geological Survey reported early Wednesday that another small earthquake had shaken part of the Richmond area. At 2:50 a.m., there was a magnitude 2.3 earthquake ...

The earthquake happened about 5:28 p.m. and had a magnitude of 2.8, which is considered to be a light earthquake by the USGS. The earthquake was about three thousand feet from Wyndham, Virginia.

A magnitude 5 earthquake shook Davao Occidental Wednesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). PHIVOLCS said the earthquake struck east of Jose Abad ...

But Virginia did experience what the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale ranked as a "severe" earthquake in 2011 with a magnitude of 5.8, which caused damage to the Washington Monument in D.C. and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair ...

Tsunami warnings in Japan's two prefectures were lifted nearly three hours after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck ... lifted after 3 hours Depth of earthquake was 37 km, no injuries reported Japan ...

(Representative image) An earthquake of 5 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked Tibet on Monday, days after the Himalayan region faced massive destruction from a quake on January 7, that killed ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres around 18 ...