Early Wednesday morning, two offshore earthquakes struck the southwest Pacific. The first, a magnitude 5.9 (GeoNet) or 6.2 (USGS), occurred near Invercargill, New Zealand. Shortly after, a stronger 6.

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck near the South Island of New Zealand, according to Reuters and GeoNet. The tremors were recorded on Tuesday, March 25, 160 km northwest of the ...

Images from both webcams on the mainland and satellites continue to record an increase in volcanic ash in plume, which indicate that there has been a gradual increase in eruptive activity, GeoNet ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off Levin this afternoon. GeoNet reported the quake hit 10 km northwest of Levin and at ...