• Severe M5.7 earthquake hits Christchurch, New Zealand

    A large and shallow earthquake registered by New Zealand's GeoNet as M5.7 hit 15 km east of Christchurch, New Zealand at 00:13 UTC (13:13 local time) on February 14, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles). USGS is reporting M5.8 at a depth of…

  • Strong M6.2 earthquake hits South Island, New Zealand

    A strong earthquake registered by New Zealand's GEONET as M6.2 hit South Island, New Zealand at 03:36 UTC on April 24, 2015 at a depth of 52 km (32.3 miles). This classes the earthquake as severe but due to the depth of the quake and distance from populated centers,

  • 5.8 earthquake shook lower South Island, New Zealand

    A 5.8 magnitude strong shallow earthquake shook the lower South Island of New Zealand, 180km southwest of the town Tuatapereat at 7.48pm local time (06:48:48 UTC). GeoNet reported the quake stuck at a depth of 12km. No tsunami alert was issued.Acting Senior

  • Unknown fault structures in Canterbury region found

    Scientists investigating the Canterbury earthquakes and conducting allied subsurface studies released preliminary findings from their investigations.The work, involving refined earthquake analysis and geophysical surveys, is part of the effort by the Natural