A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday and triggered a tsunami advisory in Puerto Rico and ...

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It explains the severity of the temblor's shaking and its effects on people and the environment, according to the California Earthquake Authority. The Modified Mercalli Intensity scale shows how ...

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By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Though Maine is quiet seismologically compared with hotspots like California, ...

This was the third earthquake recorded in South Carolina in 2025 after 30 were confirmed there last year, according to the ...

The S.C. Emergency Management Division said Wednesday morning’s earthquake was classified as a micro quake, according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. No major damage or injuries have ...

Shaking categories are based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of ...

The BMKG reported that the earthquake, caused by activity on an active fault, originated at a shallow depth of 16 kilometers.

But Virginia did experience what the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale ranked as a "severe" earthquake in 2011 with a magnitude of 5.8, which caused damage to the Washington Monument in D.C. and ...