There are a number of ways to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers. These scales account for the distance between ...

But how are earthquakes currently measured? According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), earthquakes are recorded by a seismographic network which measures the movement of the ground ...

Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic ...

Zanesville is approximately130 miles from Georgetown. Earthquakes are caused by movement in plate tectonics and are measured ...

New seismic stations in Surrey are detecting more, smaller earthquakes than were previously measured, as the "Surrey swam" continues. Tremors measuring 1.7 and 2.5 were felt near Newdigate at ...