On the morning of August 24, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook Johor, sending tremors through several surrounding regions. The Malaysian Meteorological Department reported that the quake struck at ...

Scientists measure both the energy released in an earthquake and its damage. In 1902, Italian scientist Giuseppe Mercalli introduced a scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake based on its ...

The earthquake magnitude communicates its energy level, and the intensity communicates its strength based on its effects.

Magnitude is determined from measurements on seismographs. Intensity measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan at 9:11 p.m. on Wednesday, according ...

Earthquake Today: A 5.6 magnitude quake shook Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Wednesday, August 27, as per the European ...

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 ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern Balikesir Province on Sunday, causing approximately a dozen buildings to collapse and trapping at least two people in debris, according to the ...

The magnitude 5.1 earthquake that jolted Batangas early Wednesday generated 14 aftershocks as of 6 a.m., the Philippine ...

No casualties or damage reported as earthquake's epicentre detected in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountain region.