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 ...

Earthquakes are becoming increasingly frequent. On Sunday morning, four earthquakes struck parts of India, Myanmar, and Tajikistan within just one hour, sending tremors across central and South Asia.

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 ...

Just how strong was Wednesday’s earthquake anyhow? The quake that struck about 11 miles south southwest of Mifflintown in Juniata County measured 3.4 on the Richter scale, with weak-to-light shaking ...

New Delhi: A massive earthquake struck Delhi on Monday morning (February 17) at around 5:36 am, with tremors felt in Noida and Gurgaon. As per the National Centre of Seismology, a 4.0 magnitude ...

The earthquake that rattled Californians on Friday night measured a 7.1 magnitude, which doesn’t sound much worse than the 6.4-magnitude quake that struck a day earlier. But it was. The small ...