Earthquake of Magnitude 6 Strikes Myanmar, GFZ Says

Feb ‌3 (Reuters) - ​A ‌magnitude 6 ​earthquake ‍struck ​Myanmar ​on Tuesday, ⁠the German ‌Research Center ​for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The ‌quake ‍was at ⁠a ​depth of 10km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

Cluster of earthquakes, the largest a magnitude 4.2, shakes Bay Area, USGS reports

A swarm of earthquakes shook the Bay Area on Monday, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Earthquake scale: How they are measured and what the magnitude and intensity scales mean

Earthquakes and seismic activity often happen with sudden movements underground with tectonic plates. Seismographs are used by scientists to measure the time, location and strength of an earthquake. Magnitude illustrates the strength of an earthquake ...
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Here’s How Earthquakes Are Measured

What does “moment magnitude” mean, and how do scientists determine the strength of a rupture in the earth? By Henry Fountain Henry Fountain spent a quarter century covering science for The Times. He retired in 2023. Seismologists register the intensity ...