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“Glad I wasn’t crazy feeling my bed shake,” one person said.
The Richter scale [1] (/ ˈ r ɪ k t ər /), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, [2] is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, and presented in Richter's landmark 1935 paper, where he called it the "magnitude scale". [3]
These factors can be estimated for an existing fault to determine the magnitude of past earthquakes, or what might be anticipated for the future. [49] An earthquake's seismic moment can be estimated in various ways, which are the bases of the M wb, M wr, M wc, M ww, M wp, M i, and M wpd scales, all subtypes of the generic M w scale.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the "strong" quake was off the coast ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 shook the southern California city of Malibu and other parts of the Los Angeles region, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday, but there ...
The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois. Earthquakes. Date Area Epicenter Mag. MMI Depth (km) Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source April 18, 2008:
Aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on 19 May. A tsunami measured 14 cm (0.46 ft) at Ouinne. [238] - - 20 [239] New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands offshore, 307 km (191 mi) east of Vao: 6.5 10.0 V Aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 and 7.1 earthquakes on 19 and 20 May. - - 21 [240] South Africa offshore, Prince Edward Islands region 6.8 10.0 ...
Earthquakes occur frequently in Utah, though they tend to be small (below a 5.0 magnitude). The highest-risk zone is along the Wasatch Front , where most of the state's population is located. The larger cities include the state's capital, Salt Lake City , as well as Lehi , Ogden , Orem , Provo , Sandy , and West Valley City .