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14/02/20
Large earthquake strikes off coast of Russia and Japan
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15/01/20
Puerto Rico hit by another earthquake as island reels from aftershocks
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3/12/19
Wellington lifelines group calls for 20 year investment programme to guard against major earthquake
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3/12/19
Council still seeking information on flawed concrete walls of Auckland apartment block
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3/12/19
Challenges loom for proposed 20 year programme to quake-proof New Zealand’s economy
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16/11/19
Rents in new earthquake resilient wellington buildings could top 800sqm real estate firm says.
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15/11/19
Kaikoura quake a reminder of need for resilient designing engineer
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10/10/19
Earthquake report for world-wide
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9/10/19
Early morning earthquake wakes Northern California city, geologists say
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9/10/19
Argosys Kaikoura earthquake insurance claims rise to more than 60 million
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27/9/19
Indonesia earthquake kills more than 20 people
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26/9/19
Istanbul earthquake: Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Turkey
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29/8/19
Oregon earthquake: 6.3 magnitude quake strikes by US coast
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26/8/19
Blackpool earthquake: Largest ever tremor hits UK’s only fracking site
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8/8/19
Turkey earthquake: 5.7-magnitude tremor strikes near Denizli
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4/8/19
Fukushima earthquake: Japan hit by 6.2-magnitude tremor
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31/7/19
Crete earthquake: Greek holiday island rocked by quake
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8/7/19
Huge crack in earth detected in satellite images after earthquake in California
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4/7/19
California earthquake: Powerful 6.8 magnitude quake hits near city of Ridgecrest
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26/6/19
Panama earthquake: Large, shallow 6.3-magnitude quake hits border area near Costa Rica
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24/6/19
Indonesia earthquake: Tremors felt in Australia as 7.3-magnitude quake strikes in Banda Sea
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21/6/19
France earthquake: Magnitude-5.1 quake rocks cities across west of country
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16/6/19
Pacific Ocean earthquake: Tsunami alert issued after powerful 7.4 quake strikes north of New Zealand
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26/5/19
Peru earthquake latest: one dead after 8.0 magnitude tremor strikes near city in northern region
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6/5/19
Papua New Guinea earthquake: 7.2-magnitude quake its country
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22/4/19
Philippines earthquake causes rooftop swimming pool to pour down skyscraper
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18/4/19
Taiwan earthquake: Major 6.1-magnitude quake triggers landslide and shaking buildings in Taipei
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31/03/19
Papua New Guinea Earthquake: 6.4 tremor hits New Britain Island.
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27/03/19
Signs of 1906 earthquake revealed in mapping of offshore northern San Andreas Fault.
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21/03/19
China Explosion: At least six dead and dozens injured after factory blast which triggered earthquake.
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13/03/19
Hawaii Earthquake: Magnitude 5.3 quake hits near Kilauea volcano.
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18/02/19
A single earthquake can move millions of tons of carbon into Earth’s deepest trenches.
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05/02/19
The deadliest quake of 2018 was among the fastest ever.
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Terrawatch: ‘Slow earthquake’ in Turkey took 50 days to shake out.
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16/01/19
An earthquake just woke people up in Califonia. Here’s what you need to know.
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04/01/19
Americas first public earthquake-warning app gives seconds to prepare.
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23/12/18
10 ways Earth changed forever in 2018.
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18/12/18
The weird reason ‘tsunami fires’ broke out after Japan earthquake.
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13/12/18
Earthquake Commission: No agreed claim deal for future disaster.
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Engineer claims Wellington City council ignored seismic warning on BNZ building.
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05/12/18
Tsunami warning for Vanuatu and New Calendonia after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake.
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23/11/18
New Zealand’s North and South Islands ‘creeping’ even closer together after quake.
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08/11/18
Quakes, mudslides, an active volcano” inside the world’s riskiest city.
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31/10/2018
Strong 6.2 magnitude rattles central New Zealand – what you need to know?
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New Zealand earthquake – Why Taumarunui dodged the earthquake only 25km away.
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Most of Wellington and the rest of New Zealand hasn’t done basic earthquake preparation.
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An early warning system for an eruption on Mt Ruapehu us under threat over funding.
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Seismologist says earthquake won’t trigger volcanic activity.
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30/10/2018
Watch: 6.2m earthquake hits central NZ
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Earthquake rattles central New Zealand
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Live: Strong earthquake hits central New Zealand
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18/10/18
Japanese firm falsified earthquake safety data on 2020 Olympic venues.
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02/10/18
Indonesia earthquake: soil liquefaction blamed for building collapses.
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16/09/18
Western Australia earthquake: south-west region shaken by 5.6 magnitude quake.
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14/09/18
Earthquake preparedness slips in Wellington and Christchurch as apathy sets in.
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Unravelling the risk from the killer faults threatening central New Zealand.
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Evacuating Wellingtons CBD on foot after a big quake is no walk in the park.
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How base isolation is expected to keep Wellingtons PWC building upright.
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Living on a fault and a prayer. The Upper Hutt street running straight along a fault line.
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Small towns could be marred beyond recognition in earthquake-prone buildings saga
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13/09/18
Wellington Hospital medical supplies sit in a quake-prone building.
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05/9/18
Japan earthquake: Houses buried in landslide after a magnitude – 6.7 tremor shakesnorthernr island of Hokkaido.
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13/08/18
150 years on from one of New Zealand’s largest recorded tsunamis.
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12/05/18
“Swarm of activity” in South Island’s Seddon as small earthquakes shake town.
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04/05/18
The 25 quake-risk buildings on Wellington’s busiest streets that still haven’t done any strengthening.
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13/04/18
Unsafe building had passed two engineering assessments.
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Wellington Council considers position after building evacuation.
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Engineer deemed evacuated building safe 24 hours prior.
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07/04/18
Tower’s move to charge more for high-risk properties is a backwards step for society.
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06/04/18
Question marks remain over the extent to which further insurance premium hikes flagged for more disaster-prone parts of the country will be offset by decreases in lower risk places.
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03/04/18
All earthquake-prone houses could face insurance hike.
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05/03/18
Megathrust quake could bring 12m-high tsunami waves to New Zealand’s east coast.
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14/12/17
Earthquakes prompt re-think of Petone-Grenada highway north of Wellington.
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20/11/17
Government to investigate earthquake performance of Wellington buildings.
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14/11/17
Wellingtonians still aren’t ready for the big one, a year after the November 14 earthquake.
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11/11/17
The public safety threat hanging over Wellington, a year after the November 14 earthquake.
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21/06/17
Insurance claims total $1.84 billion for Kaikoura earthquake.
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24/03/17
Major earthquake could split Wellington Region into “seven islands”.
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14/02/17
Tests on 80 Wellington buildings uncovers earthquake damage but no threat to Public.
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21/01/17
Wellington considers new earthquake laws that could cost homeowners thousands.
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02/01/17
Record-breaking year of earthquakes: 32,828 quakes hit New Zealand in 2016.
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21/12/16
Fault lines: How exactly do those earthquake-prone building stickers work?
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18/11/16
Widespread damage to medium-rise buildings in Wellington was “expected”.
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15/11/16
Earthquake: If it struck at a different time, it could have been “much worse”.
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15/11/16
Wellington earthquakes – what you need to know.
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23/4/15
More earthquakes “likely” after two hit Seddon.
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27/12/2011
Earthquake-prone buildings in Wellington.
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