The modern scale measures a quantity called “moment magnitude” (denoted as Mw), which is based on variables such as the area ...

Dr. Lucy Jones, renowned seismologist, joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to talk about the causes and impact of the ...

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing damage and casualties across the country and in neighbouring ...

A devastating earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, leaving destruction in its wake, with tremors as far-reaching as Thailand and China. | ITV National News ...

JAKARTA, April 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's eastern North Maluku province early Thursday, without triggering large waves, the country's ...

Earthquakes strike when tectonic plates, the large rocks making up the Earth’s crust, rub against each other. The USGS says ...

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,600 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.

Myanmar was hit by a powerful aftershock measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale on Tuesday at 4:31 PM IST, just days after a ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on Richter Scale jolted Tonga Islands on Sunday, with this being a second earthquake in the ...

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the ...