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Do we still use the Richter Scale to measure earthquakes?
WJZY via Yahoo News· 2 months ago(WHTM) – Residents along much of the East Coast felt shaking Friday morning as a 4.8 magnitude...
Earthquake reported near Malibu, California Friday afternoon; aftershocks follow
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAn earthquake rattled Southern California early Friday afternoon. The temblor measured 4.7 on the...
From a Californian: What East Coast residents should know about earthquakes
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 months agoCalifornians waking up to the news that an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale rattled...
Is a 4.8-magnitude earthquake big? How earthquakes are measured
WJZY via Yahoo News· 2 months ago(WHTM) – Earthquakes are large seismic events that occur when tectonic plates manage to move under,...
Powerful earthquake strikes near Russia’s east coast
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck near the east coast of Kamchatka in far east Russia, according to the European Mediterranean...
How earthquakes are measured
CNN· 11 months agoMeasuring earthquakes is no easy task, given they strike suddenly and sometimes at global scale. When the Earth’s crust shifts abruptly, an earthquake...
What the New Jersey earthquake tells us about the fault system beneath the Northeast
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 months agoA view of New York City after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New York and New Jersey....
An earthquake in Middle Tennessee? What you need to know about history, possibility
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGiven last week's headlines about a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in New York and New Jersey, many people...
Rare 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolts West Texas
ABC News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale struck a remote area of West Texas early Wednesday, rattling homes and jolting...
Friday's earthquake was the strongest in NJ since 1783. A look back at quake history
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoThe magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Tewksbury was the most significant to impact North Jersey since...
