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.
New Zealand
Fri, Jul 17
"The cause of last night's outage appears to be a new issue related to a firewall, and is being investigated."
Civil Defence has downgraded the warning to an advisory, with no coastal flooding expected but dangerous currents and surges still possible along the Fiordland coast.
Thu, Jul 16
More than a decade after the earthquakes flattened much of Christchurch's central city, the CBD skyline is filling with new apartments and townhouses.
Fri, Jul 10
Doctors reported an increase in skin conditions and diseases, as well as requests for medications to treat chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
World
According to GeoNet, more than 1000 people reported feeling the shaking.
Wed, Jul 8
The makeshift hospital was born one day after the back-to-back earthquakes killed at least than 2295 people and wounded 11,000.
Sat, Jul 4
The fallout from Venezuela's powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez
Authorities confirmed at least 2295 people had been killed by the earthquake as of Thursday – a number that is expected to rise.
Fri, Jul 3
The gruelling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier.
A father and son were pulled from a mountain of rubble four days after they became trapped.
Mon, Jun 29
International aid organisations, including World Vision, have responded after Venezuela was struck by two powerful earthquakes last week.
Relatives have been desperately searching for their missing loved ones following two powerful, back-to-back earthquakes.
Sat, Jun 27
The deadly one-two punch toppled buildings in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas and beyond, killing at least 235 people and injuring thousands.
Fri, Jun 26
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake was followed by a stronger 7.5 tremor, damaging buildings in the Venezuelan capital and prompting warnings of further aftershocks.
Thu, Jun 25
The country’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami following the quake off the eastern coast of Iwate.
The earthquake was centred near Mindanao, the country's second-largest and southernmost island group, at 11.37am at a depth of 35km, according to the US Geological Survey.
Mon, Jun 8
The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a mega-quake, compared to a 0.1% chance during normal times.
Tue, Apr 21
Tsunami waves up to 75 centimetres above normal tides were recorded at several monitoring stations around the Molucca Sea coast.
Thu, Apr 2
The quake struck 153km west of Neiafu, in Vavaʻu.
Tue, Mar 24
A new generation of students have joined the group, which became a symbol of hope after the quake.
Environment
Sat, Mar 7
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Trump’s rationale for attacking Iran, and the return of a Kiwi film classic.
Wed, Mar 4
Insurance companies are in retreat from some communities deemed too dangerous to cover, so where is less risk-prone?
Mon, Feb 16
The longest was the Pāpāwai Fault, which extends 26km "from Morison Bush, south of Greytown, towards the northeast and past Pāpāwai marae".
Tue, Feb 3
More than 14,000 people had reported feeling the quake, which struck at 8.29am.
Fri, Jan 9
