All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 3 2015 // Three small earthquakes rattled parts of central Arizona, jolting people in cities 160 miles apart, including parts of the Phoenix area. There were no immediate reports of injury or major damage.The U.S. Geological Survey...
Nov 2 2015 // Oil and gas industry restrictions meant to decrease the frequency and intensity of earthquakes in south-central Kansas will remain in place until at least March 2016, state regulators have decided.The Kansas Corporation...
Nov 2 2015 // Landslides are a problem for which the United States has yet to come up with an answer. A recent essay by Penn State University law professor Christopher C. French – titled “Insuring Landslides: America’s...
Nov 2 2015 // In response to questions from consumers about earthquake coverage, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak is requiring property insurers in the state to issue a clarifying notice of earthquake coverage.In announcing the...
Nov 2 2015 // There is a 99.9 percent chance of a magnitude-5 or greater earthquake striking within three years in the greater Los Angeles area, where a similar sized temblor caused more the $12 million in damage last year, according to...
Oct 28 2015 // Bracing for a tsunami like the one that devastated Japanese communities during a 2011 mega-earthquake, coastal communities from British Columbia to California have been grappling with how to protect people from a similar...
Oct 28 2015 // The U.S. Geological Survey reports that in the last two weeks more than 400 small earthquakes have hit a city east of San Francisco.KNTV reported that the city of San Ramon appears to have broken an earthquake record with...
Oct 27 2015 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide the epicenter the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck northeastern Afghanistan yesterday was located in the Hindu Kush mountain range, 45 km (28 miles) north of...
Oct 26 2015 // In the months after Sept. 11, 2001, as U.S. security officials assessed the top targets for potential terrorist attacks, the small town of Cushing, Okla., received special attention.Even though it is home to fewer than...
Oct 26 2015 // Afghanistan’s strongest earthquake in more than six decades shook buildings across South Asia, prompting officials from Kabul to Islamabad to New Delhi to send out rescue teams to search for survivors. More than 130...
Oct 23 2015 // A sharp rise in earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past 100 years is likely the result of industrial activities in the energy-rich state, such as oil and natural gas production, a new study suggests.The paper by the U.S....
Oct 23 2015 // There is a 99.9 percent chance of a magnitude-5 or greater earthquake striking within three years in the greater Los Angeles area, where a similar sized temblor caused more the $12 million in damage last year, according to...
Oct 21 2015 // In response to a growing number of questions from consumers about earthquake coverage, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has asked property/casualty insurers in the state to send each policyholder a clarifying...
Oct 20 2015 // A pair of earthquakes hit southeast Missouri on Oct. 16, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey said a 3.4-magnitude earthquake, followed 24 minutes later by a 3.2-magnitude aftershock,...
Oct 19 2015 // Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings that would be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under sweeping retrofitting rules passed in October by the Los Angeles City...
Oct 14 2015 // Amtrak is getting $275 million of reinsurance protection from the capital markets for its wholly owned captive, covering storm surge, wind and earthquake perils, according to GC Securities.GC Securities, the capital...
Oct 14 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogicEarthquakes have the potential to cause major destruction and disruption to society. Damage caused by earthquakes can be catastrophic and can have both a humanitarian and...
Oct 12 2015 // Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings that would be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under sweeping retrofitting rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City...
Oct 9 2015 // California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law a plan to require regional water-management officials to report the vulnerability of their water systems to an earthquake.Senate Bill 664, authored by Sen. Bob...
Oct 5 2015 // The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even though claims payments have increased significantly during that period, according to Swiss...