Did you feel that? Impact of Richter Scale inventor and Ohio native Charles Richter still being felt on 125th birthday in ...

A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Ecuador on Friday, according to the United States ...

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Australia on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

Although the Richter Scale laid the foundation for modern seismology, it is no longer the primary tool scientists use to report an earthquake’s magnitude. Today, researchers use more advanced ...