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 ...

November tremor sparked slow, deep movements in Earth’s crust that increase the chances of a similar severe quake within a year.

The Nov. 14, 2016, earthquake in New Zealand was much larger than thought possible at the time, prompting a rethink of hazard assessments.

Quake to cost economy up to NZ$15 billion GDP reduced by 1.5 pct over five years Tax revenue up to NZ$5 bln lower over five years (Adds details, background, comments) ...

New Zealand's devastating earthquake on Tuesday has ended any chance of an interest rate hike this year and threatens to scupper the government's plan to bring its finances back into the black in ...