(WHTM) — April 26 is the birthday of Seismologist Charles Richter, co-creator with Beno Gutenberg of the Richter Scale, which measures the intensity of earthquakes. In the early 1930s, the field of ...

Here’s five things you may not know about Richter. Richter was a Buckeye, born in Hamilton near Cincinnati in 1900. After his parents divorced, his grandfather raised him in California. He lived until ...

The Seattle earthquake registered 6.8 on the … well, not on the Richter scale, which the New York Times reported has been displaced. Is the Richter scale obsolete, and what is used instead? While the ...

One of the most commonly known earthquake-measuring tools is the Richter Scale, but the system is no longer used today. In fact, the Richter scale was replaced in the 1970s by other magnitude scales ...

Earthquakes are becoming increasingly frequent. On Sunday morning, four earthquakes struck parts of India, Myanmar, and Tajikistan within just one hour, sending tremors across central and South Asia.

In the study of natural disasters—be they tornadoes, hurricanes, snowpacolyses, or Florida on a weekday—the event’s magnitude is just as vital to our understanding as its duration and frequency.

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 ...

The Richter scale is perhaps the most famous of earthquake magnitude scales. But it was only intended for limited use, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). Created by Charles ...

(WHTM) — Residents in Pennsylvania felt shaking Friday morning as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey. Earthquake reported in New Jersey, tremors felt in Pennsylvania One of the most commonly ...