In fact, the Richter scale was replaced in the 1970s by other ... with German-American seismologist Beno Gutenberg — to measure the size of earthquakes occurring in southern California.

Another scale is based on the physical size of the earthquake fault and the amount of slip that occurred. Then there are also measures of earthquake shaking intensity. The intensity from one ...

Earthquake Magnitude Scale Magnitude Earthquake Effects Estimated Number Each Year 2.5 or less Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph. Millions 2.5 to 5.4 Often felt, but only causes ...

Little wonder, then, that 9,000 of the island’s 15,000 permanent residents were evacuated and are only just beginning to ...

LONDON TV SCREENINGS: In a market largely shaped by US streamer investment over the past few years, a pullback in spending and shift from subscription to ad-supported VoD has meant Fremantle has had ...

A 2.8-magnitude earthquake shook the western part of Washington on Thursday, Feb. 27, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Kathmandu [Nepal], February 28 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Nepal in the early hours of Friday. The epicentre was in Sindhupalchowk District in the Central Region of ...

The largest earthquake ever recorded was in Chile in 1960, it measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.

Very mild tremors were felt in Calcutta on Tuesday morning, as an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck deep inside the Bay of Bengal seabed. The quake occurred at a depth of 91km in ...