About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. Most are tiny and barely noticed by people living where they happen. But some are strong enough ...

Earthquakes and seismic activity often happen with sudden movements underground with tectonic plates. Seismographs are used by scientists to measure the time, location and strength of an earthquake.

The intensity of an earthquake is often measured using the Japanese seismic intensity scale, which categorizes tremors from 1 to 7. In this case, the earthquake was classified as a level 3, indicating ...

In this instance, the earthquake's magnitude was recorded at 1.8, a level considered minor and typically not causing significant damage. The maximum intensity of 1 observed in Fukushima indicates that ...

According to a geological survey report, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the coastal side of Peru on Sunday, December ...

VANCOUVER, B.C. (KOMO) — The North Pacific by British Columbia's Vancouver Island was rattled by a series of earthquakes Thursday morning, the largest quake measured as 6.4 magnitude. According to the ...

A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Taiwan late Saturday night, triggering tremors across several parts of the island, Focus Taiwan reported.

Earthquake tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh in the morning. The intensity of the earthquake in Dharamshala was recorded ...

The earthquake hit Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru, News.Az reports, citing The News.Com. According to the German ...