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

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.

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

On Wednesday, Israel’s consul to New Zealand, Teddy Poplinger, said that his staff is working to contact all Israelis who were reported to be in the area of the quake when it struck on Tuesday.

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

With Australia's most significant earthquake disaster occurring more than 35 years ago, many people consider quakes to be ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the west coast of New Zealand. There is no tsunami warning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred shortly after 1 a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand Wednesday, but authorities reported no damage and issued no tsunami warning.

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