Earthquakes are measured using seismographs, which monitor the seismic waves that travel through the Earth after an earthquake strikes. Scientists used the Richter Scale for many years but now largely ...

Earthquakes and seismic activity often happen with sudden movements underground with tectonic plates. Seismographs are used by scientists to measure the time, location and strength of an earthquake.

Things have been off to a shaky start in the Midlands in 2022. Kershaw County has reported 3 earthquakes in the first week of January. The two quakes reported Wednesday brought the total number of ...