Christchurch resident Martin Howman was not shy about detonating 900 pounds of gelignite explosives under the homes of his former neighbors. For a long time he was one of the few people still living ...

Christchurch has begun burying the victims a week after an earthquake hit New Zealand's second city. Five month old Baxtor Gowland was the youngest known victim of the earthquake and was its first to ...

Professor Cubrinovski was five years old when a massive tremor hit his home city Skopje, in Macedonia, in 1963, causing over ...

Only a handful of proposed sub-divisions around Christchurch have in-depth seismic reports. Several sub-divisions have been given the go ahead under a regional rezoning process called Plan Change 1 ...

Workers clean up the black gunk which is caused by the liquefaction in Christchurch. Photo / Brett Phibbs Liquefaction did more damage to underground pipes than ground movement in the Christchurch ...

Please find attached a diagram on liquefaction hazards and the effects in Christchurch Provides good background for earthquake stories. This year’s Construction Waste Week – running 27 Oct to 2 Nov ...

The number of Canterbury properties with increased liquefaction risk will not be known before May, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) says. However, it says the results of a ground improvement pilot ...