Richter scale
Measure of an earthquake's strength
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The Richter scale, also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, 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". This was later revised and renamed the local magnitude scale, denoted as ML or ML .
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolts ManipurAn earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck Manipur on Wednesday evening, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
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Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude strikes Gujarat's KachchhOn Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 4.1 earthquake on the Richter scale in Kachchh, Gujarat. The tremors were felt at 08:06:39 Indian Standard Time..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Lunglei in MizoramAn earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale struck Manipur's Lunglei on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The quake struck at 7:18 am on Friday at a depth of 10km, the NCS..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, details insideAn earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the early hours of Thursday, as reported in an official statement.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
Taylor Swift performance of Shake It Off equals 2.3 magnitude earthquakeA Taylor Swift concert in Seattle measured the same magnitude as a 2.3 earthquake on the Richter scale, seismologists have said.Sky News - Published | |
Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hits Arunachal Pradesh's TawangAn earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Sunday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi and parts of north IndiaDelhi and several parts of North India experienced tremors on Tuesday as a result of an earthquake that struck the region. The quake, of 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale, occurred 30km southeast of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Meghalaya's West Khasi HillsAn earthquake of magnitude 3.5 Richter scale struck Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills on Monday, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occured at around 7:47 am, informed NCS...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi NCR earthquake: Mild tremors felt in Delhi, Noida after 5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes NepalMild tremors were felt in Delhi and several NCR regions after an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Nepal, weeks after the Turkey Syria earthquake.DNA - Published | |
Massive Turkey-like earthquake to hit India soon? IIT expert says thisAccording to Professor Javed Malik, earthquakes measuring more than 7.5 magnitude on Richter Scale may jolt some parts of India soon.DNA - Published | |
Massive earthquake measuring 5.8 on Richter scale hits Nepal, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR regionThe tremors of the earthquake were also felt in part of North India, including the Delhi-NCR region.DNA - Published | |
BREAKING: Earthquake strikes India again, strong tremors felt in Arunachal PradeshEarthquake tremors were felt in Arunachal Pradesh just a few moments ago at a magnitude of 3.7, as per the Richter scale.DNA - Published | Massive earthquake of 6.1 magnitude on Richter scale jolts Andaman and Nicobar IslandThe depth of the earthquake was 75 km below the ground and it occurred at 2:30 am.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
Maharashtra: Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hits Kolhapur, second in span of a dayEarlier on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale hit Kolhapur in Maharashtra.DNA - Published | Earthquake measuring 3.5 on Richter scale hits J&K's KatraIndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA |
BREAKING: Earthquake of magnitude 4 hits Jammu and Kashmir's GulmargEarlier today, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.DNA - Published | |
