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

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

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

While the USGS has recorded the earthquake at 5.1 magnitude, GeoNet has confirmed the quake registered at 5.3 magnitude, making it a significant one for New Zealand, according to Collis.

New Zealand, with a population of 4.7 million, sits on the "Ring of Fire," an arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes are common.

An earthquake struck near Wellington, New Zealand, on Wednesday. The earthquake was reportedly "widely felt in the North Island," but there were no reports of injury or damages.

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

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.