Latest Earthquake Headlines

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5.7 Earthquake Confirmed 127 Miles Off Oregon Coast

Dec 30 2020 // A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck about 127 miles off the Oregon coast early Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake struck at 4:50 a.m. west of Bandon, Oregon, the agency said. The Northwest...

Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Croatia’s Worst Earthquake in 140 Years

Dec 30 2020 // Rescuers raced to search for survivors amid strong aftershocks after Croatia’s worst earthquake in 140 years killed seven people and devastated cities and towns in one of the nation’s poorest regions.The...

Earthquake Confirmed in Northern California

Dec 29 2020 // A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattled parts of Northern California on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake was reported at 6:44 a.m. about 14 miles from Chico. The quake was felt 25 miles away...

Seattle Scaling Back Bridge Earthquake Retrofit Work

Dec 23 2020 // The Seattle Department of Transportation now says reinforcing 16 bridges to better withstand eartquakes would cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than once expected.The Seattle Times reports that instead of 16...

Small Earthquake Confirmed Near Colorado-Utah Border

Dec 21 2020 // A small earthquake hit a rural area Saturday near the Colorado-Utah border, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations confirmed. The magnitude 4.3 earthquake took place at 7:11 p.m on Saturday. The epicenter was 3 1/2...

M4.4 Earthquake Confirmed at Hawaii Island Volcano Area

Dec 16 2020 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed an earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island on Monday.The magnitude 4.4 quake was centered about 12 miles southeast of Waimea, Hawaii, at a depth of about 16 miles. The earthquake...

4th Minor Earthquake in 2 Weeks Felt in Kansas

Dec 9 2020 // An earthquake rattled Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 8 — the fourth earthquake in the area in the last two weeks.The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 3.0, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck in the morning in east...

2 Moderate Quakes Confirmed Around Aleutian Communities in Alaska

Dec 3 2020 // Two sizable earthquakes in the North Pacific on Tuesday shook several communities in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska but there were no immediate reports of damage, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed.The center reported...

Minor Earthquake Reported in Massachusetts

Nov 30 2020 // A minor earthquake was registered Sunday in Massachusetts in roughly the same area where a more significant one struck earlier this month, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The agency’s National Earthquake Information...

A Dozen Items Slated to Be Considered for California Export List

Nov 20 2020 // More items are being proposed for the California Export List than in recent memory, including coverages for cyber, parametric products, earthquake, and COVID-19, according to a surplus lines expert.The California...

Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Remote Corner of Nevada

Nov 17 2020 // A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a remote corner of Nevada early Friday, shaking the desert and a nearby town, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The quake struck at 1:13 a.m. and was centered about 21 miles southeast...

EQ One Adds Earthquake Capacity, Expands Limits through Munich Re

Nov 13 2020 // EQ One, a West Coast earthquake insurance underwriter, has added additional capacity to its earthquake offering through Munich Re Specialty Insurance.This increased capacity will allow EQ One team to write larger...

Three Quakes Confirmed in Alaska’s Largest City, No Damage Reports

Nov 10 2020 // Three earthquakes early Saturday morning struck Alaska’s largest city, The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed.There were no immediate reports of damage. The strongest of the three, at magnitude 5.0, was recorded just...

Earthquake Felt Across Southern New England

Nov 9 2020 // An earthquake struck southern New England on Sunday morning but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake centered a few miles off the coast of New Bedford in Buzzards Bay struck just after 9 a.m., according...

Rescue Efforts Continue After Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Greece with at Least 57 Dead

Nov 2 2020 // IZMIR, Turkey – Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 57...

Scientists Identify Nuclear Plants Facing Highest Risks From Earthquakes

Oct 26 2020 // The U.S. nuclear power reactors facing the highest risks of a meltdown from earthquakes are not in tremor-prone California, but states including South Carolina and Missouri, an analysis of government data published on...

Swiss Re Capital Markets Places $775M Cat Bond for California Earthquake Authority

Oct 23 2020 // Swiss Re Capital Markets has successfully structured and placed the issuance of USD $775 million of insurance-linked securities by Ursa Re II Ltd. to be used for the protection of the California Earthquake Authority.CEA...

Light Earthquake Confirmed in Alaska’s Largest City, No Damage

Oct 19 2020 // A light earthquake shook Alaska’s major population center, but there were no reports of damage, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook Anchorage and nearby communities, including...

Small Earthquake Confirmed in Arizona

Oct 15 2020 // A small earthquake was confirmed about eight miles east of Flagstaff.According to the United States Geological Survey’s website, the 3.3-magnitude quake was reported at 9:08 a.m. Tuesday with the epicenter located...

Insurance Consumer Advice for Buyers of High-Risk Homes: Liz Weston

Oct 6 2020 // When house hunting, the price of homeowners insurance probably isn’t top of mind. But homes with hidden risks can make getting coverage difficult, expensive or both. Learning how to identify them could save a...