A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Ecuador on Friday, according to the United States ...

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Australia on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

A significant earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Australia early Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The temblor, which struck at 2:55 a.

The Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio reported power outages in Esmeraldas. The public energy company, Petroecuador, announced the suspension of activities at the Esmeraldas refinery and the SOTE ...

An earthquake measuring 5.2 in magnitude struck the interior of San Diego County, California, on Monday. The unfortunate ...

Magnitude is a quantitative measure of the scale of an earthquake ... For measuring intensity, the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale and the MSK scale are used. Both classify earthquakes from I (least ...

The 5.2 quake was centered near Julian. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries but some residents ...

Although the Richter Scale laid the foundation for modern seismology, it is no longer the primary tool scientists use to report an earthquake’s magnitude. Today, researchers use more advanced ...

Shaking was felt as far away as Los Angeles County. Nearly a dozen aftershocks magnitude 2.0 and above followed shortly after ...

The quake centered near San Diego, but shockwaves were felt as far as Los Angeles more than 100 miles away, according to the ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings built to withstand temblors ...