Big South Island quake &#39;overdue&#39;
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The latest study of movements on the South Island&#39;s Alpine Fault has found new evidence that a devastating earthquake could strike any day.
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Sydney - The massive earthquake that unleashed deadly tidal waves across southeast Asia may have been triggered by a smaller quake last week off Australia&#39;s island state of Tasmania, a seismologist said on Monday.
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In one sense, the catastrophic earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Sunday morning was no surprise, but scientists still cannot give timely warning to people in harm's way.
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Major earthquakes around the world since early last century:
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Aftershocks continued to rattle the eastern New Zealand city of Gisborne Friday after a powerful 6.8 earthquake smashed buildings and left a gaping hole in a street.
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Earthquake activity has increased at Mount St. Helens, but scientists said Saturday there was no reason to raise the volcano's alert level.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  up to 7.0 hit near the South Pacific nation of Samoa on  Thursday, triggering a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning  Center said.
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A strong earthquake rattled the east coast of New Zealand on Thursday, causing some power outages and minor damage but no casualties.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SYDNEY, Australia -- The world&#39;s biggest earthquake in almost four years, measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale
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New Zealand was jolted by a sharp earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, continuing a flurry of seismic activity in the lower North Island.
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1, the year&#39;s strongest, shook the ocean floor today between Australia and Antarctica.
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LONDON: A scientist looking to pinpoint the next big earthquake has warned the US east coast could be destroyed by a tsunami unleashed by the collapse of a volcanic island in the eastern Atlantic.
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The volcano-watchers who were hoping for a glimpse of a big eruption at Mount St. Helens may have to go home disappointed. &quot;We no longer think an eruption is imminent in the sense of minutes or hours or an
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Geologists describe Sunday&#39;s powerful earthquake in the Indian Ocean as a once-in-a-generation event. The US Geological Survey says the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that triggered the devastating
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An earthquake measured 8.1 on the Richter Scale, the world&#39;s biggest in almost four years, was registered near Macquarie Island of Australia early Friday morning.
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Australia&#39;s southern state of Tasmania was rocked by the world&#39;s largest earthquake in three-and-a-half years when it struck under the sea half way between Australia and Antarctica on Friday, seismologists said.
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[World News]: Canberra, Dec 24 : The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale was registered Friday near the Macquarie Island off Australia.