About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. Most are tiny and barely noticed by people living where they happen. But some are strong enough to shake things off walls, cause cracks in ...

PM, a minor earthquake measuring a magnitude of 3.4 struck the southern region of Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was shallow, with no tsunami threat reported, ensuring that residents were not in immediate danger.

Earthquake tremors have been felt again in Afghanistan. Its intensity has been recorded at 5.3 on the Richter scale. According to India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt at 5:59 pm local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was ...

(WHTM) – Earthquakes are large seismic events that occur when tectonic plates manage to move under, over or slide past each other, sending energy in waves across the Earth’s crust. But how are earthquakes currently measured? According to the United ...

Earthquake intensity is a critical metric used to assess the impact of seismic activity on communities. In this case, the maximum intensity recorded was level 1, which typically signifies that the tremors are barely perceptible to many people.

VANCOUVER, B.C. (KOMO) — The North Pacific by British Columbia's Vancouver Island was rattled by a series of earthquakes Thursday morning, the largest quake measured as 6.4 magnitude. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first quake hit southwest ...

TOKYO: Three strong earthquakes struck the eastern Shimane Prefecture, recording maximums of 4 to upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, from around 10.18am to around 10.37am Tuesday (Jan 6),

The earthquake measured 4.2 on the Richter scale. Its intensity and short duration immediately drew attention because it coincided with a pre-planned nationwide emergency preparedness drill in schools.

A powerful tremor shook western Japan on Tuesday, rattling the prefectures of Shimane and Tottori and sending waves of alarm through the region. Measuring a magnitude of 6.2, the earthquake struck eastern Shimane Prefecture at 10:18 a.m. local time, registering an upper 5 on Japan’s seven-point seismic intensity scale.

Srinagar: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale was felt in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, although the epicentre was in Tajikistan, said officials here, adding that there were no

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Pangasinan on 10 January 2026. Intensity IV shaking in Bani; tremor felt across northern Luzon. No damage reported.