All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2018 // Machine-learning research published in two related papers today in Nature Geosciences reports the detection of seismic signals accurately predicting the Cascadia fault’s slow slippage, a type of failure observed to...
Dec 14 2018 // More than 100 homes and buildings in the Anchorage area have been found unsafe to enter because of damage caused by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake, according to city data.At least another 182 buildings received some kind of...
Dec 14 2018 // An earthquake that struck eastern Tennessee early Wednesday could be felt as far away as Atlanta, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The light earthquake occurred about 4:15 a.m., and was centered about 7 miles (about 10...
Dec 12 2018 // Two mild earthquakes struck western Colorado, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed.The quakes hit early Tuesday but likely weren’t strong enough to cause any damage. The quakes were both just north of Glenwood...
Dec 11 2018 // With Alaska’s history of earthquakes, you might assume most homeowners have earthquake insurance.That’s not the case, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Only about 15 percent of Alaska homeowners buy earthquake...
Dec 10 2018 // This post is part of a series of sponsored by CoreLogic.A magnitude (M) 7.0 earthquake struck north of Anchorage, Alaska, on November 30, 2018. Located along the Ring of Fire which sees 81% of the world’s largest...
Dec 10 2018 // Last week’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage caused multiple problems at the sprawling Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, including damage to steel frameworks, ceilings, and sprinkler and heating systems,...
Dec 6 2018 // Texas is considering new restrictions on how shale explorers dispose of wastewater from oil drilling as earthquakes rattle the largest oil-producing American state.The new rules would target how much and at what pressure...
Dec 6 2018 // With sizable shockwaves still emanating from last week’s powerful earthquake, authorities in Alaska are urging the selfie-taking public to stay away from a road that was badly mangled.Some photos posted on social...
Dec 4 2018 // Three oil companies have reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over damaging earthquakes in central Oklahoma.The companies — Spess Oil Co., Equal Energy US Inc. and Fairfield Oil and Gas Corp....
Dec 3 2018 // State Farm, Allstate and USAA have the lion’s share of exposure from the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Alaska on Nov. 30, according to a Morgan Stanley Research brief put out on Monday.The epicenter was...
Dec 2 2018 // A powerful earthquake jolted southern Alaska on Friday morning, buckling roads, disrupting rush-hour traffic and jamming telephone service in and around Anchorage, the state’s largest city, but there were no reports...
Nov 29 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a rate reduction for California Earthquake Authority residential earthquake policyholders that he says will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for 10s of...
Nov 21 2018 // A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has shaken an area beneath Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles, the U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed.The USGS reported the earthquake hit just after 3 a.m. Monday. There were no...
Nov 6 2018 // State oil and gas regulators in Oklahoma have ordered the indefinite shutdown hydraulic fracturing operations at a well site after an earthquake struck nearby.The 3.3 magnitude quake was reported Sunday night near Bridge...
Nov 5 2018 // Duck Boat Mediation“Mediation often leads to faster resolution and allows those affected to avoid a lengthy process of litigation, and most importantly, begin the healing process.” — Ripley Entertainment...
Nov 5 2018 // Consumers seldom think about auto and homeowners insurance until the unthinkable happens and they need to file a claim.However, with increasing frequency, Mother Nature is bringing widespread devastation to the U.S. So...
Oct 31 2018 // The Willis Research Network (WRN) announced it has renewed its partnership with the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation.The agreement represents a continued commitment to working collaboratively in order to develop...
Oct 30 2018 // Without providing dollar estimates of potential damage from the imagined events, RMS set out to identify events beyond replications of events already seen, including “more unusual events that nonetheless have the...
Oct 22 2018 // An earthquake shook parts of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles on Oct. 20.The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:04 a.m. Saturday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north-northeast of...