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.
On the morning of September 18, a significant earthquake struck Eastern Shimane Prefecture, registering a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale. The quake, occurring at a depth of 10 kilometers, is ...
The initial quake hit at 10:18 a.m. JST, magnitude 6.2, at a depth of about 6 miles, registering upper 5 on Japan’s seismic ...
Another day, another earthquake – this time a magnitude 5.9 tremor striking Haiti, killing around 10 people and injuring more than 100. Recovery efforts are already underway in the most damaged ...
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 ...