Learning from experience, including that of other countries, is an important element of our knowledge about earthquakes and other disasters that affect major urban areas. The United States can learn ...

While large parts of New Zealand are reeling from the flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which killed 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, February 22 marked the twelfth ...

Christ Church Cathedral in December 2012 about a year after the back-to-back earthquakes. A couple of train box cars can be seen on the far right. They were used throughout Christchurch to help shore ...

Those most affected by ‘natural disasters’ — whether by the tsunami in the Pacific, earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Christchurch, NZ — are those already on the margins of despair. As the impact of ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, June 13, 2011 (ENS) – Another series of earthquakes today hit New Zealand’s South Island city of Christchurch, which is in the midst of recovery from a devastating quake ...

The shallow quakes were 70 minutes apart, but police said there were no reports of any serious injury or damage. New Zealand's second largest city was hit by a 6.3-magnitude quake in February, killing ...

Christchurch resident Martin Howman was not shy about detonating 900 pounds of gelignite explosives under the homes of his former neighbors. For a long time he was one of the few people still living ...

Christchurch now at the centre of the country’s fastest-growing region as lower house prices, job prospects and thriving cultural scene entice people to the city ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Monday marked 10 years since an earthquake struck its South Island city of Christchurch, killing 185 people, injuring thousands and leaving a trail of ...

Soil liquefaction was a major feature of the 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake that killed 185 people. Researchers developed a machine learning model to predict the amount of lateral movement ...

Geologists have mapped the earthquakes that have shaken NZ since last year. AT 12:51 PM LOCAL TIME on 22 February 2011, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand. It came ...