Earthquake Magnitude Scale Magnitude Earthquake Effects Estimated Number Each Year 2.5 or less Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph. Millions 2.5 to 5.4 Often felt, but only causes ...

One of the largest ever earthquakes occurred in 2011 off the east coast of Japan. More than 18,000 people were killed as a result of the 9.0-magnitude quake and the tsunami it unleashed in its wake.

That March, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami and a nuclear power-plant meltdown. While over 18,000 people died, the World Bank noted that Japan's history of preparedness helped many ...

SAN FRANCISCO ‒ A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia in California Thursday at 10:44 a.m., generating a tsunami warning stretching from southern Oregon to San Francisco.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday, the country's Meteorological Agency has said. The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were ...

In 2022, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Fukushima. Several tsunamis have hit Japan in its history. The most harrowing one took place in 2011 after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake shook ...