April 26, 2025, marks the 125th birthday of Cincinnati native Charles Richter, the inventor of the Richter Scale. The seismologist, aka Earth scientist, invented the critical measurement tool to help ...

Preface -- ch. 1. The magnitude of the problem -- ch. 2. Formative years -- ch. 3. Margaret Rose -- ch. 4. Harnessing the horses -- ch. 5. Earthquake exploration ...

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of the Philippines, with those who live near the coast in Leyte and ...

Residents of the city of Abilene, Texas, were rocked by an earthquake late last night that was felt as far away as Austin, nearly 200 miles to the southeast Seismicity reached 4.9 on the Richter ...