The quake hit Indonesia's Flores region with a depth of 10 kilometres.
World
11:01am
More than 280 people died, nearly 4000 were injured and hundreds remain missing, according to the Colombian government.
8:28am
"You could end up with infrastructure on one side and a generator on the other."
New Zealand
Friday 6:45pm
Colombian forensics authorities said Thursday that more than 200 people died in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake, and the true number likely higher.
Thu, Aug 13
Rescue crews and civilians painstakingly searched through rubble in the hopes of finding survivors trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia.
Wed, Aug 12
According to GeoNet, the tremor occurred at around 6.55pm, around 15km west of Whakatāne at a depth of 5km.
Tue, Aug 11
The powerful quake trapped some residents under debris of collapsed buildings, and forced people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogotá.
Beyond collapsed buildings and the immediate toll on human lives, there are other impacts.
Mon, Aug 10
New research simulating what would happen to the capital's road network in a major earthquake found some parts would be cut off for months.
Sun, Aug 9
Deep Kermadec trench quake generated thousands of felt reports before GeoNet’s system briefly detected a phantom tremor near Dannevirke.
Thu, Aug 6
Countries like Japan, which suffered a large quake last week, use technology that can alert the public before damaging tremors happen.
Tue, Aug 4
The quakes are clustered in time rather than location, and there are "absolutely no trends" to suggest a larger one is coming, seismologist Bill Fry says.
Mon, Aug 3
GeoNet said the quake struck 10km south-west of Te Araroa at around 8.35pm at a depth of about 39km.
Sun, Aug 2
Authorities ended a massive dayslong search-and-rescue operation after an earthquake caused a shopping mall to collapse, killing 34.
"At 102 kms deep it was felt across Southland, with around 1500 felt reports," GeoNet said.
Sat, Aug 1
Survivors faced shortages of water and fuel alongside punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness.
According to GeoNet, the 4.6-magnitude quake struck at 11.09pm, 30 kilometres north-west of Porirua, at a depth of 38km.
Some of the most serious damage was at the Aeon Mall shopping centre in the town of Kashima, which was bustling with thousands of people when the quake happened.
Thu, Jul 30
In Kashima Town, the quake collapsed the second floor of the Aeon Mall shopping centre, trapping an unknown number of people there.
Wed, Jul 29
Experts warn earthquakes can strike anywhere in New Zealand, urging communities to prepare after two major tremors rocked large parts of the country in a week.
Sun, Jul 26
Nikita Phillips and her family escaped by seconds when a cliff gave way onto SH3 in the Awakino Gorge in the early hours of the morning.
Sat, Jul 25
Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell said issues with the Civil Defence website during Fiordland's recent earthquake and tsunami event were caused by firewall problems and a global outage.
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The tremor, the largest recorded in the area, struck at 4.51am on Saturday and was centred 5km south-west of Taumarunui at a depth of 9km.
Explainer
Some North Islanders received earthquake alerts before they felt the ground shake, thanks to a system that turns Android phones into a giant seismic detection network.
More than 20,000 felt the overnight earthquake north of Te Anau, with residents reporting cracked homes as inspections cleared key routes including Milford Road.
Fri, Jul 17
