All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 9 2014 // Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has partnered with Golden Bear Insurance Co. for its new online residential earthquake program.The...
Oct 6 2014 // When it comes to California earthquake insurance, affordability is in the eye of the beholder. Californians are not convinced that earthquake risk is sufficient to warrant the purchase of products that are currently...
Oct 6 2014 // Adam Podlaha, the head of Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting division, is responsible for overseeing the collection of the data and its implementation in creating the latest catastrophe and other models. He explained...
Oct 6 2014 // Government officials say the rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma of magnitude 3.0 or greater has risen significantly and that statistics show an increased chance for a magnitude 5.5 or greater quake in the state.From January...
Oct 6 2014 // Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 2064, which aims to change the way Californians learn about earthquake insurance for their homes.Under California law, insurers that sell residential property insurance also must...
Sep 22 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Medford, Okla. The earthquake happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. about 20 miles east of Enid and 17 miles southeast of Medford. A Grant County...
Sep 18 2014 // Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 2064, a bill aimed at changing the way Californians learn about earthquake insurance for their homes.Under California law, insurers that sell residential property insurance also...
Sep 12 2014 // A 65-year-old woman who suffered a head injury when a television struck her during last month’s earthquake in California’s wine country has died – the first death attributed to the magnitude-6.0 temblor,...
Sep 10 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 has struck northern Oklahoma. The USGS says the quake hit at 11:21 a.m. Monday 1 mile north-northeast of Medford, or 30 miles north-northeast of Enid....
Sep 9 2014 // There’s not enough data to make any determinations about why there has been an increase in the number of earthquakes in Kansas, a three-member task force appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback has concluded.The state has...
Sep 8 2014 // Emerging data on last month’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake shows it directed most of its force north toward Napa and the Napa Valley, hitting hard enough to move one side of the West Napa Fault north by 18 inches (46...
Sep 8 2014 // An earthquake struck the region around Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano on Sunday while fissures in the area continued to spew out lava but still none of the ash that could hamper airline traffic.The earthquake occurred...
Sep 8 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin approved an emergency rule adopted by Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak that requires all licensed producers and adjusters with the property line of authority to complete one hour of continuing...
Sep 3 2014 // Insured losses from the Aug. 24 earthquake that struck Napa, Calif. will not exceed $250 million, according to a risk management firm.Widespread damage was expected from the 6.0 magnitude event, but there wasn’t much...
Sep 3 2014 // California’s recent “Winequake” brought the public’s focus back to the state’s significant vulnerability to seismic events. Fortunately, the tremors, while costly, did not tally a high human...
Aug 29 2014 // “It’s been a busy week,” said Glen Pomeroy, CEO of the California Earthquake Authority.The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck Northern California in the early hours of Aug. 24 may cause up to $4 billion...
Aug 27 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has approved an emergency rule adopted by Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak that requires all licensed producers and adjusters with the property line of authority to complete one hour of...
Aug 27 2014 // As scientists investigate whether injection wells where the booming oil and gas industry disposes of wastewater cause earthquakes, the Texas agency that oversees oil and gas is proposing a regulatory overhaul.The Texas...
Aug 27 2014 // Napa, Calif. business owners mopped up high-end vintages that spilled from barrels and bottles and swept away broken glass in the rush to get the tourist hotspot back in shape for the summer’s final holiday weekend...
Aug 27 2014 // The earthquake that jolted California’s wine capital may have caused at least $1 billion in property damage, but it also added impetus to the state’s effort to develop an early warning system that might offer a...