The devastating earthquake in Christchurch may have an impact on reinsurance pricing across the Tasman with premiums potentially rising for Australian businesses. Christchurch, which is responsible ...

Last year, the city of Christchurch in New Zealand experienced a M7.2 earthquake. Luckily that earthquake was centered in a relatively unpopulated area outside the city in the middle of the night. On ...

A broadcaster in Christchurch described yesterday as “the darkest day” in New Zealand’s history outside of wartime. It was unmistakably tragic and horrifying, and the people of Christchurch need every ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A deadly magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, leading to tsunami activity, officials said Sunday. The quake caused damage to buildings and prompted ...

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 ...

Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city, is reeling after a devastating, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck this morning. Many buildings — including the community’s eponymous, signature cathedral ...

A UB engineering professor has co-authored a report with potential significant impacts on how modern cities may be reconstructed following earthquakes. “Reconstructing Christchurch: A Seismic Shift in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A University at Buffalo engineering professor co-authored a report with potential significant impacts on how modern cities may be reconstructed following earthquakes. “Reconstructing ...

Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology, The University of Melbourne At risk of being accused of being some sort of sinister harbinger of earthquakes, I must confess I happened to be en ...

A powerful earthquake knocks out power, telecommunications and water. Feb. 22, 2011 — -- The confirmed death toll from Tuesday's magnitude-6.3 quake centered near Christchurch, New Zealand, rose ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The high-rise towers that served as landmarks of this city are mostly gone. Blocks where historic brick buildings once stood are now vacant. At the city’s center, Christ ...

I went to New Zealand on a long-planned vacation to see the setting for “The Lord of the Rings” movies and the mountain scenery. But as the earthquake reporter for the Los Angeles Times, I had another ...