All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 24 2007 // p:By a wide margin, California lawmakers have approved a compromise between the California Earthquake Authority’s governing board and its participating homeowner insurers to replace a significant portion of the...
Sep 13 2007 // The California Legislature has passed SB 430, designating $1.3 billion from participating insurers to fund the California Earthquake Authority (CEA).This additional $1.3 billlion contribution is being made with no...
Sep 4 2007 // California homeowners who buy earthquake insurance through the state-run California Earthquake Authority (CEA) could see their premiums rise under a bill that passed an Assembly committee over opposition from the state...
Aug 20 2007 // A minor 3.9 magnitude earthquake early Saturday shook southwestern Utah, 150 miles from the collapsed coal mine where six men are missing.The quake hit in a remote area and was unlikely to have caused any damage, said Relu...
Aug 15 2007 // An earthquake on Monday jolted the Big Island of Hawaii, which is already under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning.The magnitude 5.3 temblor struck at 7:38 p.m. local time, about 25 miles south of Hilo,...
Jul 23 2007 // California workers’ compensation insurers will need $180 million annually to pay for workers’ compensation losses induced by earthquakes, according to a recently released study by the Workers’...
Jul 23 2007 // Southbound Highway 880 traffic was routed around a damaged section of Highway 580 in Oakland, Calif., Monday, April 30, 2007. Crews sifted Monday through the wreckage of a collapsed freeway overpass, and emergency response...
Jul 17 2007 // A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling seaside bridges and causing a fire at one of the world’s most powerful nuclear power plants. At least seven people were...
Jul 11 2007 // Negotiations are continuing in the California insurance industry, as the state’s Earthquake Authority (CEA) continues to seek a way to make up $2.183 billion first industry assessment layer. At its recent governing...
Jul 5 2007 // A preliminary loss estimate report from Risk Management Solutions indicates that the recent earthquake that struck the Chinese province of Yunnan will cost some 1.91RMB ($250 million) in economic losses.“The...
Jun 28 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has launched an extensive new model for earthquake risk in Europe, which it believes is the “most comprehensive model of its type.” It covers Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy and...
Jun 25 2007 // A minor earthquake shook people on New Hampshire’s Seacoast last Wednesday night.The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake was centered in North Hampton. It registered as a magnitude 1.0. No damage was...
Jun 18 2007 // Group challenges Fireman’s Fund’s earthquake ratesConsumer advocates have filed a challenge to block a proposed 25 percent increase in Fireman’s Fund’s earthquake rates in California, a move that...
Jun 6 2007 // Consumer advocates have filed a challenge to block a proposed 25 percent increase in Fireman’s Fund’s earthquake insurance rates in a move that they say could save each of the company’s earthquake...
Jun 6 2007 // Japan’s vulnerability to natural disasters is increasing as skyscrapers mushroom in cities, shopping malls go underground and the population ages, a recent government report said.While earthquakes are a primary...
Jun 5 2007 // New Hampshire’s Emergency Management Agency says a mild earthquake shook the state’s Seacoast area June 2.Many residents called police to report hearing explosions and authorities were trying to figure out just...
Jun 1 2007 // Swiss Re announced that it has obtained $100 million of protection against earthquake risk in Turkey, Greece, Israel, Portugal and Cyprus through a securitization – the first time the capital markets have been tapped...
May 30 2007 // A small earthquake and two aftershocks rumbled parts of Pittsburg County, Okla., on Sunday, May 27, the Oklahoma Geological Survey reported.The earthquake happened about 4 p.m. and measured 3.2 on the Richter scale, said...
May 29 2007 // A minor earthquake shook parts of South Carolina’s Richland Count on last Thursday, emergency management officials said.Earthquake sensors in South Carolina pegged the quake at a magnitude 2.4, according to the U.S....
May 15 2007 // An earthquake damaged an apartment building and knocked bricks off the facades of buildings in southwestern Montana , authorities said.The 4.6 magnitude quake, reported at 9:46 a.m. Tuesday, was centered about nine miles...