Michael Fowler is a Hawke’s Bay author and historian. OPINION. On the evening of the 3 February 1931, Hawke’s Bay Earthquake, ...

If a tsunami threatens Kaikōura, there'll be no sirens to warn residents so they'll need to know to run for higher ground ...

A terrified kayaker documented his ordeal as a great white shark approached him in waters off the coast of Northland, New Zealand.

New medical scanning machines at Hawke's Bay hospital are being put in buildings with earthquake ratings at least 27 percent ...

Earthquakes are natural phenomena characterized by the sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface. They result from the release of ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday said revenue for this quarter would be near the lower end of its guidance due to a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on the Richter scale that struck ...

A tsunami threat warning has been issued after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck 200km south-southwest of the Cayman ...

A tsunami threat warning has been issued after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck 200km south-southwest of the Cayman Islands late on Saturday night (UTC) (Sunday morning NZT). The Pacific ...

A 4.5 magnitude quake has rattled central New Zealand this afternoon. The quake struck at 4.33pm 10km south of Seddon. It was ...

People wait for the arrival of a regularly scheduled ferry to Athens' port of Piraeus, after a spike in seismic activity ...

Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic ...

New research uncovers a surprising clue in earthquake forecasting: tiny curved scratches on fault planes. These marks reveal ...