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 are measured using two key parameters: magnitude and intensity. Magnitude refers to the energy released at the source of the earthquake. The recent earthquake in Kumamoto registered a ...

After an earthquake, it is crucial in the early phase of disaster management to obtain a rapid assessment of the severity of the impact on the affected population in order to be able to initiate ...

Monday morning in Delhi-NCR started with strong tremors of earthquake. These tremors were so strong that even people's beds shook. Windows started making noise. People living in high-rise buildings ...

An Intensity VI was reported in Manay, Davao Oriental following an offshore magnitude 7.4 earthquake on Friday morning, said PHIVOLCS. Reported intensity is based on what the people felt and the ...

Take a look at the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded by seismographs since 1900, ranked in order of their magnitude. 12. Andreanof Islands, Alaska The Andreanof Islands earthquake in Alaska, US, ...

Earthquakes: Nature's most unpredictable and one of her most devastating natural disasters. When high intensity earthquakes strike they can cause thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in damaged ...

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Karachi on Tuesday night originated in the Sonmiani area of Hub district, where three tectonic plates—the Arabian Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Indian Plate ...

After an earthquake, it is crucial in the early phase of disaster management to obtain a rapid assessment of the severity of the impact on the affected population in order to be able to initiate ...