Since the 1960s, seismologists have stopped using the famous Richter scale, preferring to use a moment magnitude scale, which ...

Since the 1890s, the invention of the seismograph has given scientists a understanding of the intensity and magnitude of ...

The US Geological survey said the earthquake was shallow, with its epicentre at a depth of about 19km (12 miles) and 119 km ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook New Jersey and New York late Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the ...

A huge earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has rocked the Greek island of Rhodes today. The earthquake was felt across the island with tourists reporting hotels were 'violently swaying ...