The modern scale measures a quantity called “moment magnitude” (denoted as Mw), which is based on variables such as the area ...

the apparent magnitude scale allows us to compare how bright stars and other celestial objects appear in the night sky. While this scale uses negative numbers to indicate brightness, it’s ...

Felt across neighbouring regions, impact is yet to be reported. Tremors also felt in Bangkok origination at a depth of 10km ...

There are millions of 2.5 (or less) magnitude earthquakes per year. Here is the magnitude scale: 2.5 or less: typically not felt, but can be recorded. 2.5 to 5.4: often felt, but only causes minor ...

Earthquake in Afghanistan: An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Friday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at a ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake caused casualties and damage across Myanmar and in parts of Thailand(Photo: by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images) The quake happened in central Myanmar at a depth of 6.2 miles ...