When it comes to earthquakes, the size is very important. The physical size of an earthquake is measured in magnitude. For example, a 5.5 is a moderate earthquake, and a 6.5 is a strong earthquake.

A Philippines 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit offshore, its tremors felt in Thailand and Myanmar. Authorities report no major ...

Today the moment magnitude scale, abbreviated M W, is preferred because it works over a wider range of earthquake sizes and is applicable globally. The moment magnitude scale is based on the total ...

About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. ... These are continent-size slabs of rock that glide over the planet’s mantle, ...

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Earthquakes can be like Jell-O. A simple, yet often used analogy is that if you’re sitting in a valley or basin, it acts like a bowl of gelatin and it will ...

An earthquake the size of Turkey’s would bring devastation, death to Southern California. An aerial view of a damaged building after the Turkey earthquake. (Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) ...