The 12 Japanese students were studying at a language school in the country when a quake hit and the building that housed the school collapsed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Christchurch Catholic Cathedral is extensively damaged after an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22, 2011.

For some bereaved families, justice remains elusive 15 years after the quake. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A powerful earthquake rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand last night, killing at least sixty-five people and possibly trapping over a hundred in rubble. ABC News reports that the quake ...

During the 2011 earthquake, 115 people were killed in the poorly constructed CTV building, which breached numerous regulations, yet those responsible for its design have faced no accountability.