Dr Whyte (left) is remembered for working tirelessly to help earthquake victims despite his own tragedy. (Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust) A few days after the Napier earthquake ...

A Napier man who got his insurance premiums reduced after he challenged a council flooding hazard map is calling for greater ...

Beautiful beaches. Majestic mountains. Hollywood. One more thing Southern California is known for: earthquakes. Yet for a long time, and to the great relief of millions, the many active faults ...

Some earthquakes are imperceptibly quiet. We may not feel them, but machines might detect them—and they can point scientists to a potential "Big One". Geophysicist Zachary Ross is pioneering a ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) located six earthquakes at Mount Adams last month when the volcano usually only sees one every few years. Just two months earlier, a 6.4-magnitude quake ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines ...

But the drill will help ensure that participants are prepared for the next big earthquake the state faces. Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the destructive Loma Prieta earthquake ...

Millions of Californians are preparing to participate in the Great ShakeOut to practice what to do during an earthquake. Over 10.4 million Californians have already signed up to participate ...

Can you count to 11? That’s the first question every coaching candidate should answer when the time comes for Florida to replace Billy Napier. Embattled coach no longer registers as a strong ...

Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways. Athletic director Scott Stricklin made the announcement in a “letter to Gator Nation ...

Earlier this month, a handful of players showed up in Billy Napier’s office and told the Florida coach something had to change. The losses were piling up, the coach was careening toward ...