Earthquakes are becoming increasingly frequent. On Sunday morning, four earthquakes struck parts of India, Myanmar, and Tajikistan within just one hour, sending tremors across central and South Asia.

Recently, the people of the city of Kolkata witnessed the earthquake for a short time; individuals ran out of high-rise offices to the streets in panic. Thanks to the internet, we’ve all seen it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. Most are tiny and barely ...

What does “moment magnitude” mean, and how do scientists determine the strength of a rupture in the earth? By Henry Fountain Henry Fountain spent a quarter century covering science for The Times. He ...

Did you feel that? A minor earthquake was recorded Sunday morning in southwest Ohio.According to the United States Geological Survey, a "minor," earthquake, registering at 2.5 on the Richter scale, ...

April 26, 2025, marks the 125th birthday of Cincinnati native Charles Richter, the inventor of the Richter Scale. The seismologist, aka Earth scientist, invented the critical measurement tool to help ...

HERMLEIGH, Texas — Three earthquakes hit West Texas late Monday night, according to officials. The earthquakes were registered near the town of Hermleigh, about 56 miles northwest of Abilene, at 10:38 ...