A minor, 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Panicked residents rushed into the streets from a "major" seismic swarm as a 4.4 magnitude earthquake saw buildings shudder and there have been reports of landslides.. The earthquake in Naples ...

Earthquakes are picked up on seismographs, which measure the force of the earthquakes. The earthquake is then given a rating on the Richter Scale. It was developed in 1935 by Charles Richter.

One of the stronger earthquakes in recent years to occur in this zone struck in 2011 with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale. The 2011 earthquake was felt by dozens of states and even in some ...

5.0 - 5.9 magnitude: These tend to be VI - VII on the MM scale, meaning there could be slight damage depending on how the structure was built. 6.0 - 6.9 magnitude: These tend to be VII - IX on the ...

The 3.5 rating comes from the Richter Scale, which rates earthquakes on their strength. Earthquakes with a rating in the 3 range typically are felt but rarely produce damage.

The Modified Mercalli Intensity scale shows how intense an earthquake is at a specific site, based on what people on the ground would feel. The scale is expressed in Roman numerals. I – Not Felt ...

That scale was specific to California earthquakes and crust; other scales, based on wave amplitudes and total earthquake duration, were developed for use in other situations and they were designed to ...

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Just after 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred five miles south of Dillwyn, Virginia in Buckingham County, with the small quake felt by ...

The 3.5 rating comes from the Richter Scale, which rates earthquakes on their strength. Earthquakes with a rating in the 3 range typically are felt but rarely produce damage. The quake happened at ...