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

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...

A devastating earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, leaving destruction in its wake, with tremors as far-reaching as Thailand and China. | ITV National News ...

A factory of Murata Manufacturing Co.’s subsidiary in Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, where a tremor registered an upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, must suspend operations ...

Officials recorded a tremor of up to 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Tokyo’s 23 wards, as well as in nearby Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, when an earthquake ...

If the earthquake occurs, a tremblor measuring 7, the highest level on Japan's seismic intensity scale, is forecast to be recorded in a total of 149 municipalities in 10 of the country's 47 ...

A total of 764 municipalities across 31 of Japan's 47 prefectures would experience shaking measuring at least a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, or tsunami waves at least 3 meters ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck off Tainan at 11:47am today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The hypocenter was 32.3km northeast of Tainan City Hall at a depth of 7.3km, CWA data ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar on Friday at 11:56 pm (local time), according to the National ...