Earthquakes are known for being destructive forces of nature, but not all of them actually stem from purely natural causes.

The Richter Scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes from 0 to 10, increasing by 10-fold each time. Scientists used the Richter Scale for many years but now largely follow the Modified Mercalli ...

An earthquake measuring 6.4 points in the Richter scale was felt in central Chile on Friday afternoon, hitting the Santiago Metropolitan Area, O'Higgins and Maule, but no tsunami likely to hit shores.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, striking 10 miles (16 kilometres) northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar at around 12.50pm local time.

the strongest recorded earthquake at 9.5 out of 10 on the Richter scale. The Ring of Fire is also where an estimated 75% of the planet’s volcanoes are located, such as Mount Tambora of Indonesia ...

Earthquake in New Zealand: A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Riverton in New Zealand on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Tremors from the quakes, which measured 7.7 and 6.4 on the Richter scale, were felt as far as Bangladesh, India, Laos and China. Locals and tourists in Bangkok described violent ground shaking during ...