Earthquake strength is registered on the moment magnitude scale, which measures how much energy was released when the rocks along a fault moved during the quake. By Henry Fountain Earthquake strength ...

The quake came during a cluster that saw over a dozen other earthquakes reported over a 24-hour period, the USGS map shows.

(WHTM) – Earthquakes are large seismic events that occur when tectonic plates manage to move under, over or slide past each other, sending energy in waves across the Earth’s crust. But how are ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - In scientific fields, numbers are everywhere. Knowing what those numbers mean is easier to understand in some cases, and in other cases, not so much. An earthquake's magnitude, on ...

A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

4.8 Earthquake In New Jersey Rattles New York Metro Area NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 5: In this photo illustration, an emergency alert is displayed from the national Emergency Broadcast System warning ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey . The earthquake occurred at 11:41 a.m. local time in northeast of Yakutat, Alaska, the USGS said ...

This is the moment an earthquake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, shakes the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, as Bangladesh took on Ireland in a Test match. Once it was deemed safe for play ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WHTM) – Earthquakes are large seismic ...