At 10:47 AM on February 3, 1931, the earth shook violently beneath Napier, New Zealand. Two and a half minutes later, most of the town lay in ruins, consumed first by earthquake and then by fire.

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ZURICH, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia on 10 August, the Jacobs Foundation is committing CHF 5 million to safeguard children's access to ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid — a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri — was jolted awake.