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 ...

The United States Geological Survey has confirmed an overnight earthquake in Southeast Georgia. According to the USGS, the ...

Records indicate that the destructive earthquake, in the early hours of Sunday, 20 March 1966, was officially recorded at a ...

Understanding Earthquake Magnitudes An earthquake’s magnitude is a measure of the energy released during the event. The Richter scale, commonly referenced in media reports, quantifies this energy on a ...

The magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt by some Quebec and eastern Ontario residents Wednesday morning, but no damage or ...