A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit ...

People in New Zealand were advised to stay away from the shore after an earthquake measuring magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of South Island on Tuesday. The quake struck at a depth of 33km off the ...

People living in coastal areas have been warned to get out of the water and move away from beaches after a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand’s South Island, authorities said.

A major earthquake has struck off New Zealand’s southwest coast, with thousands of residents in its vicinity warned to stay ...

A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.

A 6.7 earthquake hit off the coast of New Zealand. According to USGS, the earthquake hit around 2:43 p.m. on Tuesday, local time. USGS reports the earthquake was 10 km deep, 159 km from Riverton ...

The USGS issued a tsunami warning along the Papua New Guinea coastline after the temblor on Saturday morning local time.

Earthquake in New Zealand: A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Riverton in New Zealand on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Both New Zealand's North and South Islands have been rocked by an earthquake. The magnitude 4.8 quake struck at 8.24am local time (6.24am AEDT) at a depth of 9km and was centered 10km south of ...

A catastrophic earthquake in Myanmar killed more than ... crack in a street shared online in fact shows quake damage in New Zealand. The street in Christchurch cracked open after a 6.3 magnitude ...