Proposed changes to earthquake strengthening laws could pave the way for reopening Rotorua’s heritag, Mayor Tania Tapsell ...

Canterbury University has done a large scale test on the sort of steel frame and concrete multistories common in New Zealand.

The quake was among the strongest in recent years to hit the Philippines, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire".

A moderate earthquake woke thousands in Hawke’s Bay early on Monday. The 4.5 magnitude quake struck 5km south of Napier at ...

McEwan’s research shows that earthquakes can cause rivers to shift, flood, or get blocked entirely - sometimes creating ...

Two earthquakes of moderate intensity struck in the early morning hours – one in Dhubri district in Assam and another in North Island of New Zealand. An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale ...

New Zealand is being battered by dangerous winds for the second time in a week, causing chaos across the country ...

A powerful earthquake rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand last night, killing at least sixty-five people and possibly trapping over a hundred in rubble. ABC News reports that the quake ...

T0 BE A SUDDEN AND HELPLESS PARTICIPANT IN AN EVENT LIKE LAST JANUARY's 6.8 NORTHRIDGE QUAKE IN LOS ANGELES IS TO BE SUDDENLY AND HELPLESSLY BEYOND THE REACH OF EVERYTHING ONE HAS EVER BEEN TAUGHT, ...

A tsunami threat that had been issued after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage, a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica, has been withdrawn, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck New Zealand ‘s lower North Island Wednesday, with a jolt rated as moderate by the country’s geological sciences agency. The quake was ...

Engineering New Zealand welcomes the Government’s announcement on changes to the earthquake-prone building system as a positive step to providing certainty to the sector and addressing our highest ...