All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 29 2009 // According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras early Thursday morning. AIR said “the earthquake hit at 3:24 a.m. local time (08:24 UTC)...
May 21 2009 // Los Angeles felt a 4.1 magnitude earthquake over the weekend, emphsizing the need for consumers to prepare for disaster and evaluate their individual needs for earthquake insurance.“Disaster will strike when you...
May 18 2009 // Two new studies suggest the Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada has gone longer than usual without a large earthquake and may be due for a magnitude-7 temblor capable of spawning a tsunami that could flood shoreline...
Apr 29 2009 // New Hampshire’s state geologist says a small earthquake recorded in the Lakes Region is the most recent in a long line of seismic activity.The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a quake with a Magnitude of 2.1 was...
Apr 21 2009 // Officials say a strong earthquake shook parts of Hawaii’s Big Island but no damage has been reported.U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says a temblor with a magnitude of 5.0 struck Tuesday,...
Apr 20 2009 // Like many Californians who put down roots in earthquake country, Robin Rudisill knows the “Big One” could strike without warning. Yet from her Venice beachfront duplex, Rudisill worries about a different...
Apr 20 2009 // Chinese seismological authorities say a moderate earthquake registering a magnitude of 5.5 Sunday struck China’s far western Xinjiang region. No injuries were immediately reported. An official from the Xinjiang...
Apr 20 2009 // Ask anyone who has been impacted by the recent volatility of the stock market, and they will tell you that it’s almost impossible to time the stock market’s ups and downs — and even more difficult in...
Apr 20 2009 // Ask anyone who has been affected by the recent volatility of the stock market, and they will tell you that it’s almost impossible to time the stock market’s ups and downs — and even more difficult in...
Apr 20 2009 // Anyone who has been impacted by the recent volatility of the stock market will tell you that it’s impossible to time the stock market’s ups and downs — and even more difficult in today’s financial...
Apr 10 2009 // Risk Management Solutions’ latest bulletin on the devastating earthquake, which struck Italy on Monday, estimates that “at least one in four homes in the epicentral area of L’Aquila have been...
Apr 7 2009 // The earthquake that struck the Italian city of L’Aquila, the regional capital of Abruzzi in central Italy, is now measured at a strong magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to Risk Management Solutions...
Apr 2 2009 // A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck near Santa Clara Valley Calif., this week near Mt. Hamilton, revealing a fault scientists did not know existed, according to the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif. According to...
Mar 20 2009 // Canon Insurance Service has added a new in-house earthquake insurance program to its specialty coverages. The expanded coverage can be written anywhere in California, with Canon retaining full authority to quote and issue...
Mar 19 2009 // A Midwest fault zone that unleashed a series of violent earthquakes in the early 19th century shows no signs of building up the stresses needed for the quakes many seismologists expect to someday rock the region again, two...
Mar 9 2009 // University of South Carolina geographers have produced a map of natural-hazard mortality that gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dying as the result of natural events such as floods, earthquakes or...
Mar 6 2009 // Airplanes and crews from Alaska’s Elmendorf Air Force have temporarily moved to southern New Mexico’s Holloman Air Force Base after warnings of a possible eruption of a volcano.The 3rd Wing from Elmendorf, near...
Feb 22 2009 // Hazard mortality is most prominent in the South, where most people are killed by severe weather, such as tornadoes.University of South Carolina geographers have produced a map of natural-hazard mortality that gives a...
Feb 19 2009 // For the third time in three weeks, a small earthquake has rattled an area of north-central New Jersey.No damage or injuries were reported from the 2.3 magnitude quake, which was recorded shortly before 1:42 a.m. Wednesday....
Feb 4 2009 // When an earthquake larger than magnitude 3 strikes the Northwest, an automated system is supposed to page University of Washington seismologists and notify emergency managers.But that’s not what happened on Jan. 30,...