A map shows the location of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck at 6:53pm off the coast of Hualien County yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration The CWA initially thought ...

Damage does not usually occur from earthquakes until they reach a magnitude of somewhere above 4 or 5, according to USGS, although it depends on variables such as building construction ...

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the earthquake’s magnitude was 7.5. As seismologists review available ... scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller ...

Damage does not usually occur from earthquakes until they reach a magnitude of somewhere above 4 or 5, according to USGS, although it depends on variables such as building construction ...