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 ...

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.

For each whole number increase in magnitude, the seismic energy released increases by about 32 times. That means a magnitude 7 earthquake produces 32 times more energy — or is 32 times stronger — than ...

BERKELEY (KRON) – With the recent earthquakes in California last week, now may be a good time to not only spruce up your emergency preparedness kit, but to also brush up on earthquake terminology!

Weather Alert Day: Storm Team 4 forecast with Bryan Still. The next storm system that will impact central Ohio is on its way and may bring some problems by the morning commute on Tuesday bringing 2-3" ...

VANCOUVER, B.C. (KOMO) — The North Pacific by British Columbia's Vancouver Island was rattled by a series of earthquakes Thursday morning, the largest quake measured as 6.4 magnitude. According to the ...

On a quiet Monday night, the earth beneath Japan's northeastern coast suddenly shook with tremendous force, sending thousands scrambling for safety and triggering urgent tsunami warnings across ...

When measuring an earthquake, you'll often hear terms like magnitude and intensity used interchangeably, but they actually have different definitions. Hunters Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko were ...