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 M_L .

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolts Manipur An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck Manipur on Wednesday evening, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). DNA - Published on June 26, 2024Also reported by •IndiaTimes
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Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude strikes Gujarat's Kachchh On 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 on February 1, 2024

Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Lunglei in Mizoram An 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 on January 5, 2024
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, details inside An 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 on August 3, 2023Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Taylor Swift performance of Shake It Off equals 2.3 magnitude earthquake A Taylor Swift concert in Seattle measured the same magnitude as a 2.3 earthquake on the Richter scale, seismologists have said. Sky News - Published on July 28, 2023

Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hits Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang An 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 on July 22, 2023Also reported by •DNA
Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi and parts of north India Delhi 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 on June 13, 2023
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills An 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 on April 24, 2023
Delhi NCR earthquake: Mild tremors felt in Delhi, Noida after 5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal Mild 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 on February 22, 2023

Massive Turkey-like earthquake to hit India soon? IIT expert says this According to Professor Javed Malik, earthquakes measuring more than 7.5 magnitude on Richter Scale may jolt some parts of India soon. DNA - Published on February 11, 2023
Massive earthquake measuring 5.8 on Richter scale hits Nepal, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR region The tremors of the earthquake were also felt in part of North India, including the Delhi-NCR region. DNA - Published on January 24, 2023
BREAKING: Earthquake strikes India again, strong tremors felt in Arunachal Pradesh Earthquake tremors were felt in Arunachal Pradesh just a few moments ago at a magnitude of 3.7, as per the Richter scale. DNA - Published on November 16, 2022	Massive earthquake of 6.1 magnitude on Richter scale jolts Andaman and Nicobar Island The depth of the earthquake was 75 km below the ground and it occurred at 2:30 am. DNA - Published on September 24, 2022Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Maharashtra: Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hits Kolhapur, second in span of a day Earlier on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale hit Kolhapur in Maharashtra. DNA - Published on August 26, 2022	Earthquake measuring 3.5 on Richter scale hits J&K's Katra IndiaTimes - Published on February 17, 2022Also reported by •DNA
BREAKING: Earthquake of magnitude 4 hits Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg Earlier today, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. DNA - Published on February 16, 2022