But unlike builders eyeing blocks of tract homes on undeveloped land, property owners in the fire zones have set desires and circumstances. Different insurance payouts and design preferences make ...

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is where the Pacific plate drops westward under the Australian plate. It sits just off the east coast of the North Island. Subduction zones generate the largest ...

"The subduction zone, the Hikurangi subduction zone under and beside us has a 26 percent chance in 50 years, and other faults have a chance too. "We actually need to be ready for shaking from many ...

While this causes “strike slip” quakes that are normally less powerful than those seen in “subduction zones” like Sumatra, where one plate slides under another, they can still reach ...

While this causes "strike slip" quakes that are normally less powerful than those seen in "subduction zones" like Sumatra, where one plate slides under another, they can still reach magnitudes of ...

Geologist Robert Yeats, author of 'Earthquake Time Bombs', has highlighted the risks associated with the presence of several large US cities in the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia subduction zone.