Telegraph.co.uk
| Nov 11, 2012
Myanmar was rocked by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that is said to be the biggest earthquake in the region for 20 years. The initial tremor was felt as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok, and was followed by two magnitude 5 aftershocks.
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 8, 2012
The death toll from the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Guatemala Wednesday is now 48 and expected to rise. More than 17,000 people have been affected by the quake, which did its worst damage in San Marcos, a mountainous region near the Mexican ...
Associated Press
| Nov 7, 2012
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala, killing dozens of people and causing buildings to shake as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. This is the strongest earthquake to hit Guatemala since 1976.
Al Jazeera English
| Oct 22, 2012
Six Italian scientists and a government official have been found guilty of multiple manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a deadly earthquake in the town of L'Aquila in 2009 that left 309 people dead. Judge Marco Billi on Monday sentenced...
Russia Today
| Sep 7, 2012
A series of earthquakes hit rural southwestern China on Friday, collapsing homes and triggering landslides. At least 50 people were killed, and the death toll is expected to rise.
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ORF
| Feb 10, 2012
On 11 March 2011, Japan's worst ever natural disaster killed almost 20,000 people. This report reveals the controversy surrounding it and the pain of rebuilding under the fear of radioactivity.
Al Jazeera English
| Aug 13, 2012
Iran's government is facing criticism over its response to two earthquakes that killed 306 people. The quakes struck on Saturday afternoon flattening villages near the city of Tabriz and Ahar. Al Jazeera's Soraya Lennie has traveled to a village n...
Al Jazeera English
| Aug 12, 2012
Rescue teams in Iran are trying to find survivors after two earthquakes killed more than 250 people in the northwestern region of the country. More than 100 villages and towns were hit by the two powerful earthquakes and aftershocks. Al Jazeera'...
Associated Press
| Aug 11, 2012
Two strong earthquakes struck northwestern Iran Saturday. According to Iranian state TV, at least 87 people have died, and over 400 more are injured.
Al Jazeera English
| Apr 11, 2012
Indonesia has been hit by two major earthquakes off the coast of Aceh province.
A 8.2 magnitude aftershock came hours after an initial 8.7 magnitude quake.
It triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian ocean, but that has now been lifted.
Al...
— May 4 at 05:20 pm
...tsunami was given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian tsunami, Indonesian tsunami, and the Boxing Day tsunami. T...
— Sep 16, 2011 at 08:19 pm
...the surface, the USGS said. The USGS said the quake hit some 67 miles southeast of Hachinohe, in Honshu, Japan, and about 356 miles northeast o...
— Jun 5, 2012 at 09:01 pm
...Tokyo It had reported a depth of almost 11 miles (CNN) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Japan early Wednesday, the ...
— Sep 12, 2012 at 12:03 am
...other. When they move, they cause tremors in the crust, known as an earthquake. Earthquake magnitude is measured by the Richter scale, based on ...
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The moment magnitude is the most common scale on which earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the entire globe. The more numerous earthquakes smaller than magnitude 5 reported by national seismological observatories are measured mostly on the local magnitude scale, also referred to as the Richter scale. These two scales are numerically similar over their range of validity. Magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes are mostly almost imperceptible or weak and magnitude 7 and over potentially cause serious damage over larger areas, depending on their depth. The largest earthquakes in historic times have been of magnitude slightly over 9, although there is no limit to the possible magnitude. The most recent large earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or larger was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011, and it was the largest Japanese earthquake since records began. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale. The shallower an earthquake, the more damage to structures it causes, all else being equal.
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