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Do we still use the Richter Scale to measure earthquakes?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 3 months ago(WHTM) — Residents in Pennsylvania felt shaking Friday morning as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck...
From a Californian: What East Coast residents should know about earthquakes
Yahoo News via AOL· 3 months agoCalifornians waking up to the news that an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale rattled...
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...
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes greater New York City area
The Independent US via AOL· 3 months agoAn estimated 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook parts of New Jersey on Friday morning, sending tremours...
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits northwest Oregon
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOregon was shaken by an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, early estimates from the United States Geological Survey(USGS) say. The quake...
Natasha Bedingfield tells the real rainy story behind that iconic 'Unwritten' line
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNatasha Bedingfield is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter.Cameron Jordan Photography; Natasha...
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...
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...
Is a 4.8-magnitude earthquake big? How earthquakes are measured
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 months ago(WHTM) – Earthquakes are large seismic events that occur when tectonic plates manage to move under,...
Parts of Scotland hit by earthquake
Press Association News via AOL· 6 months agoParts of Scotland were hit by an earthquake. The earthquake, measuring 2.1ML on the Richter scale, hit Morvern in the Highlands just before 3.30pm. It...
