Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory could ‘revolutionize’ earthquake monitoring and provide researchers the ability to ...

It comes after a similar 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck last week near the island of Kasos. This latest tremor struck the ...

Earthquake news today: An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan on Monday during afternoon, according to the National Center of Seismology. As per the data, the ...

the USGS forecasts about a 23% chance of East Tennessee experiencing a magnitude 3 or higher aftershock in the next week. "BUT remember that the scale is logarithmic, so a 3.0 is TEN TIMES weaker ...

Strong tremors of 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Tajikistan on Saturday, April 13. The tremors were felt at 9:54 AM in Tajikistan and surrounding areas. The seismic activity occurred at ...

The recent 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, which sent tremors across Thailand and neighbouring countries, has highlighted the importance of understanding how earthquake strength is measured. The ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake caused casualties and damage across Myanmar and in parts of Thailand(Photo: by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images) The quake happened in central Myanmar at a depth of 6.2 miles ...

How earthquake intensity changes with magnitude The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the logarithmic Richter scale, where each whole-number increase represents a tenfold increase in the ...

The Richter Scale is a measuring stick for earthquake magnitude. Developed by Charles Richter in 1935, it quantifies the size of an earthquake by using logarithmic calculations. The scale ranges from ...

The Richter scale, used to measure earthquake magnitude, follows a logarithmic scale. Each whole-number increase represents ten times stronger shaking and about 32 times more energy release. For ...