While the Richter Scale is widely recognized, modern seismologists prefer the moment magnitude scale for accurate measurement of earthquakes.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale struck Tibet on Wednesday at 3:50 am (IST), the National Centre for ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale struck Tajikistan on Monday, a statement by the National Center for ...

A second earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar within 24 hours on Monday, according to a statement ...

Shallow earthquakes are more dangerous than deeper ones due to their greater energy release closer to the Earth's surface, ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck South of the Fiji Islands on Monday, a statement by the National ...

An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude on Richter scale hit Afghanistan in the early morning on April 16. Reports said that tremors ...

A moderate earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Wednesday morning, with tremors felt across parts of ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck Afghanistan, with tremors also felt in parts of India, including the national ...

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale has ...

A 3.0-magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Washington on Wednesday, April 16, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The ...