#BREAKING Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off west coast of South Island, New Zealand: US Geological Survey ...

A major magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck roughly 600 miles northeast of New Zealand on Thursday afternoon, triggering concerns of a potentially damaging tsunami across large portions of the Pacific.

Rubble from a 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Mark Baker / Associated Press) By Rong-Gong Lin II. Staff Writer Follow. Dec. 12, 2019 5 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

A powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Friday in the ocean off New Zealand, prompting thousands of people to evacuate and triggering tsunami warnings across the South Pacific.

New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency had warned of a tsunami threat following a magnitude 8.1 quake. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

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Sunday's quake struck about 35 miles (57 kilometers) south of New Zealand's capital. The quake followed a series of tremors in recent days. The U.S. Geological Survey rated the quake a magnitude 6.5.

A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island early Monday, shaking residents awake, causing damage to buildings and prompting emergency services to warn people along the coast to move ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The huge earthquake that hit New Zealand this past week, buckling roads, uplifting sections of coastline and killing two people, also exposed problems in how ...

Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand 01:42. WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A deadly magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, leading to tsunami activity, officials said Sunday.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The bodies of some victims of New Zealand’s devastating earthquake may never be recovered because they were pulverized by the buildings that collapsed around them ...