Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Increase in Oklahoma Tremors a Cause for Concern, Authorities Say
May 7 2014 // The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has increased by about 50 percent since October 2013, significantly increasing the chance for a damaging quake in the central part of the state, federal and state agencies said. The U.S....
University Of Nevada Dorms Raise Quake Safety Concerns
May 5 2014 // The more than a century-old Manzanita and Lincoln resident halls at the University of Nevada, Reno are steeped in history, but their vulnerability in the event of an earthquake is causing some concern about the students...
Recent Quakes Push Interest, Sales of Policies in California
May 5 2014 // Some people don’t need Earth Day to be reminded they live on a planet powered by the forces of nature. The recent string earthquakes on the Pacific belt may have hit home with California homeowners, who were already...
California Bill to Close Earthquake Loophole Clears Committee
May 5 2014 // A California bill to close a loophole that enables building on active earthquake faults without considering the impacts passed a key committee hurdle in late April. Senate Bill 1155, authored by state Sen. Ted Lieu,...
High Net Worth Carrier PURE Enters California
Apr 30 2014 // Call it a little luck or good timing – maybe a bit of both– but an insurer focused on high net worth individuals has added California to the list of states in which it does business at a time when the number of wealthy...
Policyholders File Claims, Get Payments For California Quake
Apr 29 2014 // The California Earthquake Authority reported Tuesday it has paid numerous claims for damage to homes that sustained “relatively minor damage” from the magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck La Habra on March...
Mexico, Nicaragua Earthquakes Unlikely to Impact Insurance Industry: Fitch Ratings
Apr 25 2014 // Fitch Ratings said it “believes that the insurance industry and the ratings currently assigned to P&C companies in Nicaragua and Mexico will not be affected by the earthquakes that recently hit these...
Powerful Earthquake Strikes off Vancouver Island Coast: AIR Analysis
Apr 25 2014 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, has issued a report on the powerful M6.6 earthquake that struck off the coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island at about 3:10 a.m. UTC (8:10 p.m. local time) a at a depth of 11.4...
California Bill To Close Earthquake Loophole Clears Committee
Apr 24 2014 // A California bill to close a loophole that enables building on active earthquake faults without considering the impacts passed a key committee hurdle on Thursday. Senate Bill 1155, authored by state Sen. Ted Lieu,...
Recent Quakes Push Interest, Sales of Policies in California
Apr 22 2014 // Some people don’t need Earth Day to be reminded they live on a planet powered by the forces of nature. The recent string earthquakes on the Pacific belt may have hit home with California homeowners, who were already...
Strong M7.2 Earthquake Shakes Acapulco, Mexico City: AIR Analysis
Apr 21 2014 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, on the morning of April 18, 2014, a M7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Mexico, 37 km [23 miles] north of the municipality of Tecpán de Galeana (approximate population...
Impact Forecasting to Launch Combined Chile Quake/Tsunami Cat Model
Apr 14 2014 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, announced the launch of a Chile earthquake model that also incorporates tsunami risks, the first such model to do so. The launch...
Central Oklahoma Rattled by Another Earthquake Swarm
Apr 11 2014 // No injuries or damage were reported after a series of earthquakes rattled central Oklahoma overnight, including a 4.1-magnitude temblor that woke many residents near Guthrie. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded four...
Chile Quake, Tsunami Losses Unlikely to Affect Local Insurers’ Ratings: Fitch
Apr 11 2014 // A bulletin from Fitch Ratings indicates that, based on preliminary analysis, Chile’s insurance industry solvency “will not be affected by the recent Iquique earthquake and tsunami. Chilean property/casualty...
Huge Earthquake off Chile’s Northern Coast Triggers Tsunami
Apr 2 2014 // A major earthquake measuring magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of northern Chile on Tuesday, causing five deaths and triggering a tsunami that pounded the shore with 2 meter [app. 2 ½ feet] high waves. Officials said the...
7.5M On Fault That Shook Southern Californians Could Be Disastrous
Apr 1 2014 // Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreaded “Big One” from the more famous San Andreas...
States Collaborating on Rules to Address Earthquake Risks of Fracking
Mar 31 2014 // Several U.S. states are banding together to combat the mounting risks of earthquakes tied to the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Regulators from Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio met for...
University of Nevada Earthquake Lab Now World’s 2nd Biggest
Mar 24 2014 // There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on at the University of Nevada, Reno. UNR’s seismic-simulation facility became the largest in the United States and second largest in the world in March with an...
Alaska Earthquakes Felt In Communities
Mar 13 2014 // Seismologists say two Alaska earthquakes were felt in communities this week. One earthquake occurred at 12:43 a.m. Wednesday in the Cook Inlet region of the state. The 4.6 magnitude quake was centered 62 miles southwest of...
Genstar Capital in Northern California Creates Earthquake Insurance Platform
Mar 12 2014 // Mid-market private equity firm Genstar Capital Management LLC has partnered with an insurance industry veteran to create a new platform company, Palomar Insurance Holdings, which will initially serve as a provider of...
