All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 23 2025 // Specialty managing general underwriter Risksmith Insurance Services announced the launch of its new difference in conditions (DIC) earthquake insurance program.Built for large, complex and true excess & surplus...
Dec 17 2025 // ATLANTA, G.A. (Dec. 17, 2025) – Risksmith Insurance Services, a specialty Managing General Underwriter (MGU) known for its expertise across the E&S property landscape, today announced the launch of its new Difference...
Dec 8 2025 // A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports...
Dec 1 2025 // A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake struck at about 8:11 a.m. local time at a depth of 69 kilometers (43 miles), according...
Aug 28 2025 // The California property insurance market is undergoing a dramatic shift. As admitted carriers restrict their appetite for business in the state—particularly in high-risk zones—surplus lines insurers are increasingly...
Aug 4 2025 // A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night.The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles (13...
May 12 2025 // ATLANTA (AP) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee woke up families and rattled homes as far away as Atlanta as it spread tremors across portions of the southern U.S. on Saturday morning. No injuries or major damage...
Jan 28 2025 // A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the southern Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.The earthquake took place at about...
Jan 8 2025 // A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped...
Jan 7 2025 // Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields, putting the state at the vanguard of a government-subsidized program to fight climate change.But pumping CO2 into the ground...
Jan 7 2025 // China said 32 people have been killed and another 38 were injured by an earthquake that struck its far western region of Tibet.The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 quake that hit around 9:05 a.m. Tuesday morning was in...
Dec 9 2024 // An increase in the number of earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city this year has geologists paying attention.Mount Spurr, about 80 miles northwest of Anchorage, last erupted in 1992, spewing an ash...
Oct 2 2024 // What is being called the first sensor-triggered earthquake parametric insurance policy in the U.S. was purchased by The University of California.Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, and...
Sep 30 2024 // An earthquake registering magnitude 4.2 shook part of central California early Sunday, the United States Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake was detected at 2:47 a.m. local time about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers)...
Aug 13 2024 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck an area southeast of of Highland Park, California on Monday.The quake was 7.4 miles deep and struck at 12:20 p.m. PST, according to the USGS....
Jul 31 2024 // Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in an area that has weathered tremors for decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.A sequence that began in 2021...
Jul 29 2024 // The Texas oil regulator said it’s investigating after several earthquakes hit the Permian Basin last week.Extremely salty water that naturally comes out of oil wells is discarded by injecting the slurry back into the...
Jul 23 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Once in a while, a would-be major catastrophe has a less catastrophic ending than expected. While the April 2024 Taiwan earthquake still took a large toll, including...
Jul 9 2024 // A state-managed earthquake insurer for homeowners in California is opting to borrow from the public debt market in lieu of paying for additional coverage that would shield it against risks.The California Earthquake...
Jun 28 2024 // The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) named Tom Welsh CEO.Welsh was the chief legal and compliance officer. He has served as the interim CEO since January. He joined the CEA in 2019 as general...