In the study of natural disasters—be they tornadoes, hurricanes, snowpacolyses, or Florida on a weekday—the event’s magnitude is just as vital to our understanding as its duration and frequency.

William Menke, a seismologist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, explains. The Richter scale was developed in 1935 by American seismologist Charles Richter (1891-1989) as ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The familiar Richter scale (which is not a physical device but rather a mathematical formula) is ...

New Delhi: A massive earthquake struck Delhi on Monday morning (February 17) at around 5:36 am, with tremors felt in Noida and Gurgaon. As per the National Centre of Seismology, a 4.0 magnitude ...

An earthquake measuring 3.9 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Nepal on Monday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the report, the seismic activity was felt in the region at 8:24 ...