India, April 13 -- Earthquakes are becoming increasingly frequent. On Sunday morning, four earthquakes struck parts of India, Myanmar, and Tajikistan within just one hour, sending tremors across central and South Asia.

Unpredictable and often devastating, these natural events have long posed a challenge for scientists seeking accurate ways to measure their strength. One such system that gained universal recognition is the Richter Scale.

Developed in 1935 by Charles Richter, the Richter Scale introduced a mathematical approach to measuring local earthquakes. According to the National Center for Seismology, this innovation revolutionized earthquake science by replacing subjective observations with a consistent, quantitative method of asse...