the Richter scale

An earthquake measuring 5. 4 on the Richter scale rattled West Sumatra province on Thursday but there was no immediate report of casualties.

More than 1000 aftershocks were recorded with at least four measuring above six on the Richter scale.

The huge tremor was also followed by at least three strong aftershocks, the strongest of which measured 4. 8 on the Richter scale.

This will make the Kobe quake look like a blip on the Richter scale -- or pretty much any other scale.

The waves were caused by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, measuring nine on the Richter Scale.

(June 15, China Post) At least four people were injured when an earthquake measuring 6. 2 on the Richter scale jolted northern Taiwan.

Since the outbreak of tsunami, 131 aftershocks of above 5 degree on the Richter scale have occurred.

AN earthquake measuring 6. 7 on the Richter scale rocked central Italy today and was felt in the Italian capital Rome.

There are two scales for defining the strength of an earthquake, the Mercalli Scale and the Richter Scale.

The Seismology Research Centre says the earthquake measured 3. 8 on the Richter scale with an epi about 80 kilometers south-west of Sydney.

An earthquake that measures 6. 4 on the Richter scale rattled southeast Pakistan. At least 170 people are dead and 15, 000 are homeless.

Subsequent reports from the US Geological Survey (USGS) place the magnitude of the tremor at 4. 2 on the Richter scale.

It can withstand 300-year flood and an earthquake measuring up to 6 on the Richter scale.

The earthquake measuring 7. 3 on the Richter scale shook Taiwan, causing severe damage to infrastructure in several cities.

Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.

Earthquakes are measured on the Richter Scale.

There are two scales for defining the strength of an earthquake, the Meralli Scale and the Richter Scale .

A moderate earthquake measuring 5. 0 on the Richter scale rocked a remote area of north-east Afghanistan today.

The Richter Scale was devised by Charles Richter in 1935, and compares the energy level of earthquakes.

The earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale shook sichuan.

Chinese media reports the quake registered 6. 1 on the Richter scale when it struck mid-morning.

In the 1970s, California's Oroville Dam may have contributed to an earthquake of magnitude of 5. 7 on the Richter scale.

Within minutes of the original tremor , two aftershocks rolled through the area, measuring 5. 9 and 5. 5 on the Richter scale.

Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5. 0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week.

Meanwhile, the China Seismological Bureau Sunday revised the magnitude of the earthquake from 7. 8 to 8. 0 on the Richter scale.

Another rattle measuring 5. 5 on the Richter scale was felt in North Sulawesi's capital in Manado around 8 AM Thursday.

And on Sunday, China Seismological Bureau revised the magnitude of the earthquake from 7. 8 to 8. 0 on the Richter scale.

All were near magnitude 7 on the Richter scale.

The earthquake registered 5. 3 points on the Richter scale.

These earthquakes measured about 8. 5 on the Richter Scale.

The quake, at 8. 9 on the Richter scale Japan's biggest ever, has killed hundreds of people.

Measuring 7. 6 on the Richter scale, the quake killed 79, 000 and left millions more homeless.

The quake is the most deadly in China since 1976, measuring 7. 9 on the Richter scale, according to the United States Geological Survey.

It will start with a major slip of the tectonic plates which in turn will trigger the extreme earthquake well above the Richter scale;

No , in Africa, It's such a serious quake, measured 8. 2 on the richter scale. Lots of people died and that includs 8 Chinese

The Richter Scale was devised by Charles Richter in 1935