How Is an Earthquake Measured

Japan, Tsunami and Magnitude Earthquake

Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake

Japanese authorities issued a tsunami alert for the northeast of the country on Sunday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake was recorded in the Pacific Ocean, close to the country.

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Japan earthquake triggers small tsunamis, advisory in place after 6.8 magnitude quake jolts nation

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Japan issues tsunami warning after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits coast

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Japan lifts tsunami advisory after powerful quake hits northern coast

A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan Sunday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory that was lifted three hours later following several aftershocks reported by the Japan Meteorological Agen...

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Japan issues tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in northern Japan

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Powerful quake strikes off the coast of Japan, tsunami advisory issued

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3D Weather: Earthquake detection and measurement

The ground under western Montana occasionally rumbles and shakes with an average of 10 occurring per day. In the video above, Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs conti

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Several report feeling M2.7 earthquake near the Bootheel

DYER COUNTY, Tenn. (KFVS) - A small earthquake was recorded near the Bootheel early Sunday morning, November 9. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was detected at 12:49 a.m., approximately 4.4 miles southeast of Ridgely, Tennessee.

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What are the signs that nature is telling us?' Scientists are triggering earthquakes in the Alps to find out what happens before one hits

Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line before it breaks.

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Why do shallow earthquakes cause more destruction than deep ones?

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan just before midnight local time on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Several aftershocks followed. At least 800 people were killed and 2,500 were injured.

Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, 6.2 on Richter scale, no Tsunami alert

Indonesia lies strategically between the Asian and Australian continents along the boundary of the Pacific Ocean. This area forms part of the well-known “Ring of Fire,” a major seismic zone responsible for around 90 percent of global earthquakes and nearly three-quarters of all volcanic eruptions.

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Small earthquake measured near Bamberg

The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed a 2.1 magnitude earthquake near Bamberg on Saturday morning, according to the S.C. Emergency Management Division. The earthquake was felt 1.4 miles southeast of Bamberg. It was 17.2 miles southwest of Orangeburg.

Daily Times

Minor earthquake tremors rattle Karachi, no casualties reported

Residents of Karachi felt minor earthquake tremors across several areas on Friday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department reported the tremors measured 2.2 on the Richter scale. The tremors struck at 3:39 PM and lasted for a few seconds.