A magnitude-7.5 earthquake has struck just south of Chile, in the Drake Passage. The quake struck at 2.16pm at a depth of ...

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.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck New Zealand’s lower North Island. The country's geological sciences agency rated the jolt as moderate. GeoNet said the quake was centered 12 miles south ...

No injuries or damage were reported in Friday’s quake, but New Zealand wasn’t so fortunate in previous events. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Christchurch in 2011, leaving 185 people dead.

A major earthquake happened at 2.16am local time near the coast of Antarctica and New Zealand, and was detected at a depth of ...

Later, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region. New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency warned of a tsunami threat along the east of the country’s North ...

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

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.

New Zealand's premier said the Christchurch quake may be the country's worst disaster ever, as officials raised the toll to 146 dead and more than 200 missing while giving a grim prognosis for t ...