WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck New Zealand ’s lower North Island Wednesday, with a jolt rated ...

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Large earthquakes along some of New Zealand's major faults are commonly clustered in time and place, according to recent ...

Two moderate quakes have struck the world in the past few hours; while one hit Assam's Dhubri, another was reported in New ...

The event comes just weeks after a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East triggered a tsunami that rippled across the ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck off the coast of New Zealand on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake temporarily knocked out New Zealand's emergency call number, 111, police reported. In Wellington, it collapsed a ferry loading ramp, broke windows and caused items to fall from shelves.

Scientists have uncovered a key piece of the puzzle behind the unusual "slow earthquakes" occurring off the east coast of New ...

Tsunami currents have reached parts of the country and people should stay away from beaches until at least 3pm.

Australia is a long way from the tectonic plate boundaries where most earthquakes happen – but we can’t escape the forces ...

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful in recorded history – struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck New Zealand's lower North Island Wednesday, with a jolt rated as moderate by the country's ...