The Courier Journal obtained more than 50 calls to 911 reporting the Givaudan explosion on Nov. 12. Here's what we found.

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 ...

An earthquake rattled much of the Northeast on Friday morning, with shaking felt across the New York City metropolitan area and in communities from Baltimore and Philadelphia up through New England.

Earthquake strength is registered on the moment magnitude scale, which measures how much energy was released when the rocks along a fault moved during the quake. By Henry Fountain Earthquake strength ...

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 ...

HERMLEIGH, Texas — Three earthquakes hit West Texas late Monday night, according to officials. The earthquakes were registered near the town of Hermleigh, about 56 miles northwest of Abilene, at 10:38 ...

Global earthquake monitoring centers recorded a light tremor in the Azilal region of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region on Thursday morning. According to online earthquake tracking services, the tremor, ...

(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 ...