Latest Earthquake Headlines

All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Oklahoma Gov. Requests Earthquake Disaster Assistance

Dec 5 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is requesting a federal disaster declaration in the wake of a series of earthquakes that rumbled through the state in November. Fallin made the formal request on Nov. 22 to help individuals,...

More Small Earthquakes in Oklahoma

Dec 5 2011 // At least five small earthquakes were recorded in central Oklahoma over the long Thanksgiving weekend. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 2.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at 6:55 a.m. on Nov. 26 about five miles south of...

Availability of Earthquake Insurance Increasing in Oklahoma

Dec 5 2011 // Two managing general insurance agencies have increased earthquake insurance coverage in Oklahoma in the aftermath of the 5.6 magnitude tremblor that occurred near Sparks on Nov. 5.The Oklahoma Insurance Department said...

Declarations

Dec 5 2011 // A Rebounding Market“This reduction in market share of Citizens is a great indicator that the homeowners insurance market as well as the commercial property insurance market in Louisiana is rebounding from the severe...

Small Earthquakes Recorded in Northern Arkansas, Central Oklahoma

Nov 30 2011 // Small earthquakes have shaken parts of northern Arkansas and central OklahomaA 2.6 magnitude quake struck early morning in the morning on Nov. 29 near Hardy, Ark. The 911 call center in Sharp County didn’t have any...

Minor Earthquake Near Yakutat

Nov 29 2011 // The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says there was a minor earthquake near Yakutat. The earthquake occurred Saturday at 5:21 p.m. and was centered 43 miles north of Yakutat, a coastal town on the Gulf of Alaska. It...

More Earthquakes Recorded in Oklahoma; Gov. Requests Disaster Assistance

Nov 28 2011 // At least five small earthquakes were recorded in central Oklahoma over the long Thanksgiving weekend.The U.S. Geological Survey says a 2.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at 6:55 a.m. on Nov. 26 about five miles south of...

Midlands Management Enhances Earthquake Coverage in Oklahoma

Nov 23 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that an Oklahoma general insurance agency is adding earthquake deductible buy-down insurance as a means of making the cost of recovering from earthquake damage more...

Small Oklahoma Quake Reinforces Need for Repsonse, Preparedness Training

Nov 22 2011 // A small earthquake was recorded in central Oklahoma on Nov. 21 — on a day that executives from the California Earthquake Authority met with officials from the Oklahoma Insurance Department to discuss earthquake response...

Georgia to Get Earthquake Monitors

Nov 22 2011 // Researchers in a nationwide study of earthquakes will soon place instruments beneath the Georgia red clay and in other eastern states as they seek to learn more about what causes them and where they might strike.Scientists...

Agents say Arkansas Earthquake Insurance Sales Up

Nov 21 2011 // Insurance agents say the recent 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma has led many Arkansans to add earthquake insurance to their homeowner policies. The Nov. 5 quake east of Oklahoma City left damage over a wide area and...

Kansas Earthquake Risk Rated Low

Nov 21 2011 // When it comes to the threat of damage and chaos from disasters in Kansas, earthquakes rank nearly at the bottom of the state’s list of concerns.Earthquakes rank 21st out of 22 potential hazards listed in the official...

Few Earthquake Insurance Policies Sold in Oklahoma

Nov 21 2011 // About $6.7 million in earthquake insurance is written annually in Oklahoma, according to state insurance regulators. Only about 1 percent of homeowners carry earthquake insurance and earthquake damage typically is not...

$2.5M in Earthquake Aid Approved for Louisa County, Virginia

Nov 18 2011 // More than $2.5 million in grants have been approved this month for Louisa County homeowners hit by a powerful Aug. 23 earthquake and its aftershocks.Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinating officer Donald Keldsen...

Van Wagoner Entering Oklahoma Commercial Earthquake Market

Nov 16 2011 // Texas-based managing general agency, Van Wagoner Companies, plans to begin selling “monoline” commercial earthquake insurance as a surplus line in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced.Van...

Kansas Earthquake Risk Rated Low

Nov 15 2011 // When it comes to the threat of damage and chaos from disasters in Kansas, earthquakes rank nearly at the bottom of the state’s list of concerns.Earthquakes rank 21st out of 22 potential hazards listed in the official...

Agents Say Arkansas Earthquake Insurance Sales Up

Nov 15 2011 // Insurance agents say the recent 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma has led many Arkansans to add earthquake insurance to their homeowner policies.The Nov. 5 quake east of Oklahoma City left damage over a wide area and...

Best Issues Special Report on New Zealand’s Non-Life Insurance Market

Nov 14 2011 // A new report from A.M. Best examines New Zealand’s non-life insurance market, which it describes as being “in a state of transformation as it grapples with prolonged earthquake activity in addition to...

Oklahoma Lawmaker: State Needs to Review Earthquake Issues

Nov 8 2011 // In light of the increasing number and severity of earthquakes in Oklahoma, state Rep. Mike Shelton said lawmakers need to review disaster preparedness-and-response policies.“I represent much of eastern Oklahoma...

Not Much Earthquake Insurance Sold in Oklahoma

Nov 8 2011 // About $6.7 million in earthquake insurance is written annually in Oklahoma, state insurance regulators say. Only about 1 percent of homeowners carry earthquake insurance — earthquake damage typically is not covered in...