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Arkansas rocked by several mysterious small earthquakes this week

Guy - The US state of Arkansas has experienced a swarm of earthquakes over the past four days. On Friday more than a dozen small tremors have shaken parts of the state and no one appears to know why it's happening.

In the Media by Kev Hedges

Earthquake measuring 3.5 hits off east coast of Scotland

Aberdeen - An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale has hit off the east coast of Scotland at 5:45 a.m. this morning. It comes after a series of earthquakes has hit the British Isles in the last few days and is by far the most severe.

In the Media by Gemma Fox

'South African expats must be allowed to vote', rules High Court

The Pretoria High Court in South Africa ruled today that all South Africans abroad must be given voting rights at foreign embassies and asked the Constitutional Court to rule on it today. The decision was hailed as 'a victory over ANC-arrogance'.

In the Media by Adriana Stuijt - 5 comments

Powerful Earthquake in Greece Felt As Far Away As Cairo

An earthquake that measured 6.5 on the Richter scale rattled Greece this morning (5 a.m. EST). The epicentre was near the Peloponnese and the tremor was felt as far away as in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

In the Media by Angelique van Engelen

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The Richter scale explained

The Richter scale, developed by the American geologist Charles Richter in the 1930s, is a "logarithmic" scale, which means that each one-point increase on the scale represents a 10-fold increase in the magnitude of the earthquake.