5.0 - 5.9 magnitude: These tend to be VI - VII on the MM scale, meaning there could be slight damage depending on how the structure was built. 6.0 - 6.9 magnitude: These tend to be VII - IX on the ...

The Nankai subduction zone, in southern Japan, has hosted several large magnitude 8+ earthquakes during the last three ...

Depending on what source you read — and when you read it — the magnitude of the Sunshine Coast earthquake that rattled southwest B.C. shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Friday ranged from 4.7 to 5.4.