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Nearly 50 years after the earth gave Dunedin its most recent decent shake, geologists are warning of the likelihood of another major earthquake to...

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.

Here's a look at how earthquakes are measured and what the magnitude and intensity scales mean.

Here's a look at how earthquakes are measured and what the magnitude and intensity scales mean.

Here's a look at how earthquakes are measured and what the magnitude and intensity scales mean.

Here's a look at how earthquakes are measured and what the magnitude and intensity scales mean.

An earthquake can devastate the entire county, with water, power and roadways gone in minutes.

An earthquake can devastate the entire county, with water, power and roadways gone in minutes.

The British Geological Survey recorded a small earthquake a tremors were felt in west Cornwall.

Three earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.0 and 2.4 on the Richter scale were felt in the late afternoon and evening on Tuesday on the island of Terceira,...