The Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium has a new tool projecting the impacts of potential major earthquakes within the New ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale (initially considered 4.4) was felt on Tuesday night on the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, in the Azores, according to the Portuguese ...

Small earthquakes, such as the 1.8-magnitude quake recorded in Somerset County, generally present little to no threat to infrastructure and the population. They serve predominantly as reminders of the ...

A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.

A light magnitude earthquake, meausring 3.2 on the Richter scale, hit 18.9 km northwest of Limassol on Monday morning. It was ...

The beloved Virika Cathedral—an architectural and historical landmark that had stood for nearly six decades—collapsed, ...

The Torrevieja Earthquake of March 21, 1829, stands as one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit southeastern Spain. The quake wreaked havoc across the Vega Baja del Segura region, with ...

A barrage of earthquakes hit Amorgos on March 22, 2025, with the strongest reaching 4.0 on the Richter scale. Within an hour, ...

Magnitude Scale: The Richter scale is commonly used to quantify the magnitude of earthquakes. A 1.8-magnitude quake is considered minor, typically causing little to no damage. For instance, while a ...

Fifty-nine years ago, a powerful earthquake shook Uganda’s Tooro region, sending tremors across Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Records indicate that ...

According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 160 km. This came days after an ...