Some of the most serious damage was at the Aeon Mall shopping centre in the town of Kashima, which was bustling with thousands of people when the quake happened.
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In Kashima Town, the quake collapsed the second floor of the Aeon Mall shopping centre, trapping an unknown number of people there.
Wednesday 9:48am
Experts warn earthquakes can strike anywhere in New Zealand, urging communities to prepare after two major tremors rocked large parts of the country in a week.
New Zealand
Sun, Jul 26
Nikita Phillips and her family escaped by seconds when a cliff gave way onto SH3 in the Awakino Gorge in the early hours of the morning.
Sat, Jul 25
Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell said issues with the Civil Defence website during Fiordland's recent earthquake and tsunami event were caused by firewall problems and a global outage.
Politics
The tremor, the largest recorded in the area, struck at 4.51am on Saturday and was centred 5km south-west of Taumarunui at a depth of 9km.
Explainer
Some North Islanders received earthquake alerts before they felt the ground shake, thanks to a system that turns Android phones into a giant seismic detection network.
More than 20,000 felt the overnight earthquake north of Te Anau, with residents reporting cracked homes as inspections cleared key routes including Milford Road.
Fri, Jul 17
"The cause of last night's outage appears to be a new issue related to a firewall, and is being investigated."
Civil Defence has downgraded the warning to an advisory, with no coastal flooding expected but dangerous currents and surges still possible along the Fiordland coast.
Thu, Jul 16
More than a decade after the earthquakes flattened much of Christchurch's central city, the CBD skyline is filling with new apartments and townhouses.
Fri, Jul 10
Doctors reported an increase in skin conditions and diseases, as well as requests for medications to treat chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
According to GeoNet, more than 1000 people reported feeling the shaking.
Wed, Jul 8
The makeshift hospital was born one day after the back-to-back earthquakes killed at least than 2295 people and wounded 11,000.
Sat, Jul 4
The fallout from Venezuela's powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez
Authorities confirmed at least 2295 people had been killed by the earthquake as of Thursday – a number that is expected to rise.
Fri, Jul 3
The gruelling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier.
The earthquake was centred near Mindanao, the country's second-largest and southernmost island group, at 11.37am at a depth of 35km, according to the US Geological Survey.
Mon, Jun 8
The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a mega-quake, compared to a 0.1% chance during normal times.
Tue, Apr 21
Tsunami waves up to 75 centimetres above normal tides were recorded at several monitoring stations around the Molucca Sea coast.
Thu, Apr 2
The quake struck 153km west of Neiafu, in Vavaʻu.
Tue, Mar 24
A new generation of students have joined the group, which became a symbol of hope after the quake.
Environment
Sat, Mar 7
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Trump’s rationale for attacking Iran, and the return of a Kiwi film classic.
Wed, Mar 4
Insurance companies are in retreat from some communities deemed too dangerous to cover, so where is less risk-prone?
Mon, Feb 16
The longest was the Pāpāwai Fault, which extends 26km "from Morison Bush, south of Greytown, towards the northeast and past Pāpāwai marae".
Tue, Feb 3
