Scientists have a new method for studying faults that could improve earthquake forecasts, shedding light on where quakes ...

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have described a new method for studying faults that could improve ...

Whakatane resident Tara saw people flock to high ground near her home when tsunami warnings were issued following three earthquakes off the coast of New Zealand. The six hour ordeal made her ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 20:57:12 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 20:57:06 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The ...

This video shows the moments after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the city of Christchurch in New Zealand on February 22, 2011, killing at least 75 people with hundreds more missing.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near the New Zealand capital Wellington on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, as the nation grapples with widespread landslides ...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand on Thursday, the German Research Centre for ...

Christchurch, New Zealand, has turned tragedy into beauty by transforming its streets into a vibrant gallery of street art, ...

Since 2002, dozens of slow-motion earthquakes have rippled beneath New Zealand. Researchers think a reservoir holding enough water to fill a sea may be the cause. "Instead of an earthquake ...

This is the final part in our Material Matters series looking at earthquake-strengthening costs and implicationsA press ...