Latest Earthquake Headlines

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Small Earthquake Triggered by Minor KIlauea Explosion

Jun 11 2018 // A small explosion on the summit of Kilauea volcano has triggered an earthquake but there are no reports of damage.The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.2 earthquake happened around 4:50 a.m. Saturday on the Big...

Study Finds Possible Deep, Unmapped Faults in Oklahoma

Jun 7 2018 // Scientists may have found previously unmapped faults in Oklahoma that could be contributing to a sharp increase in induced earthquakes in the state, according to a report on a study that used magnetic imaging to explore...

Lloyd’s Index Shows $92B at Risk in North American Cities Each Year

Jun 6 2018 // Cities in the U.S. and Canada stand to lose $92.96 billion per year to risks like market crash, cyber attack and flood, an index from Lloyd’s released today shows.Lloyd’s newly issued City Risk Index, which...

Oklahoma Earthquakes Lead to More Injection Well Shut Downs

May 25 2018 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division is directing some injection wells in north-central Oklahoma reduce injection volumes and others to stop operations.The directive issued Wednesday comes after...

Central Oklahoma Shaken by Magnitude 3.9 Earthquake

May 17 2018 // An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma that were shaken a day earlier by a series of earthquakes. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday about 8 miles...

Targeting Earthquakes, Oklahoma Limiting Wastewater Well Volumes

May 10 2018 // Oklahoma oil and natural gas regulators have instructed the operators of 23 wastewater disposal wells to reduce their disposal volumes due to recent earthquakes in Garfield County.The Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued...

Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Says Homes Destroyed by Kilauea Lava are Covered

May 9 2018 // Hawaii’s insurance commissioner has made it clear that homes destroyed or damaged in the recent lava flow into a Hawaii neighborhood are covered for the damage under homeowners insurance policies.Gordon Ito, who has...

CoreLogic® Offers Unique Perspective to HayWired Earthquake Scenario in Conjunction with the United States Geological Survey (USGS)

May 7 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Situated along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire,” California is in the middle of earthquake country, and planning for the next one...

Quake Scenario: More than 1M Bay Area Homes Could Suffer Extensive Damage

May 7 2018 // More than a million San Francisco Bay Area residents would face extensive damage to their homes after a major earthquake on the Hayward fault, according to a new earthquake scenario developed by the U.S. Geological...

3 Small Earthquakes Occurred off Southern California Ocean

May 2 2018 // Several minor earthquakes well offshore have lightly shaken some Southern California coastal communities, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quakes occurred before dawn Tuesday near the southern end of San...

Quake Scenario: More than 1M Bay Area Homes Could Suffer Extensive Damage

Apr 18 2018 // More than a million San Francisco Bay Area residents would face extensive damage to their homes after a major earthquake on the Hayward fault, according to a new earthquake scenario developed by the U.S. Geological...

Oklahoma Orders More Cuts in Water Injection Amounts After Earthquakes

Apr 12 2018 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has directed a wastewater disposal well to reduce its volume of injection after more than a dozen earthquakes rattled part of northwest Oklahoma since Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey...

Another 4.0 Magnitude-Plus Quake Recorded in North Central Oklahoma

Mar 8 2018 // For the second time in three days, an earthquake stronger than magnitude 4.0 has been recorded in northern Oklahoma.The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.1 magnitude quake hit early Tuesday afternoon near the town of...

California Hospital on Earthquake Fault to Close

Mar 7 2018 // A nearly-century-old Southern California hospital that sits on an active earthquake fault will close because it can’t meet state earthquake safety requirements, officials said this week.Community Medical Center Long...

Damage Reported After 4.2 Magnitude Earthquakes in Oklahoma

Mar 6 2018 // Busted bricks and cracked windows were revealed Monday after some of those most powerful earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past year rattled the northern part of the state.Oklahoma residents have gotten used to feeling...

Judge Stays Lawsuits over Oklahoma Earthquakes

Mar 5 2018 // Oklahoma residents who are suing oil and gas producers for earthquake damage to their homes and businesses must now wait for a federal judge’s decision in another case.Judge Phillip Corley granted a stay with a...

Exxon Mobil’s Airstrip in Papua New Guinea Heavily Damaged After Earthquake

Mar 2 2018 // Exxon Mobil Corp. built a runway to land some of the world’s biggest planes as part of its endeavor to tap gas riches in one of the most remote spots on Earth.But an earthquake Monday in Papua New Guinea wrecked the...

Oil, Gas Regulator Modifies Oklahoma Earthquake Guidelines

Mar 1 2018 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has developed new requirements for oil and natural gas operators in the event of an earthquake.The commission announced the new protocol for operators in the newest and largest areas of...

Exxon’s LNG Plant in Papua New Guinea Could Be Shut for 6 Weeks After Quake

Mar 1 2018 // Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $19 billion liquefied natural gas export project in Papua New Guinea may remain shut for six weeks after an earthquake rocked the country’s remote highlands, which are home to the...

Earthquake in Papua New Guinea Causes ‘Massive Destruction’; Death Toll Rises

Feb 28 2018 // Whole villages were flattened and water sources spoiled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 20 people, residents said on Wednesday as rescuers struggled to reach the hardest-hit areas in Papua New Guinea’s...