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 ...
About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. Most are tiny and barely noticed by people living where they happen. But some are strong enough ...
More than a dozen aftershocks followed a 3.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Inland Empire Saturday — a quake that was felt by many and reported just 30 minutes after a 3.5-magnitude quake ...
The quake off the Russian coast is among the world's 10 largest ones since 1900. The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the far eastern coast of Russia was the largest the world’s seen ...
Tsunami warnings were issued around the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the late morning local time on July 30. Waves 5.7 feet ...
A strong, 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Visayan Sea on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:59 p.m. Philippine time about 7 miles southeast of ...
KABUL, Afghanistan — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was near Jalalabad, ...
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