Latest Earthquake Headlines
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Hawaii Officials Worry Earthquakes from Eruption Could Damage Roads
Aug 6 2018 // Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing huge amounts of lava for months, are bracing for the possibility that frequent earthquakes will cut off a major highway. Emergency...
Class-Action Status OK’d in Oklahoma Suit Over Earthquakes
Aug 6 2018 // Central Oklahoma residents won’t get a trial this fall for a case against an oil company accused of triggering earthquakes that damaged homes and buildings. A Cleveland County judge has outlined rules for the...
Another 2K California Homeowners Eligible for Retrofit Grants
Jul 31 2018 // More than 2,000 homeowners will get free money to retrofit their homes to help them better withstand earthquakes, according to the top official at the California Earthquake Authority. The homeowners were on a waiting list...
Oklahoma Quake Lawsuit Against Oil Company Moves to Class-Action Status
Jul 30 2018 // Central Oklahoma residents won’t get a trial this fall for a case against an oil company accused of triggering earthquakes that damaged homes and buildings. The Journal Record reports that a Cleveland County judge...
Strong Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Lombok Island, Killing at Least 14 People
Jul 30 2018 // A strong and shallow earthquake early Sunday killed at least 14 people and injured more than 160 on Indonesia’s Lombok island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said. The quake damaged more than...
RMS Strengthens Asia-Pacific Capabilities in Version 18 of Modeling Software
Jul 17 2018 // RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, announced it has strengthened the Asia Pacific capabilities of its Version 18 catastrophe risk management software. The Asia Pacific model suit is being...
Researchers Use Supercomputers to Quantify Quake Risk
Jul 16 2018 // Scientists and engineers are simulating precisely how a large-magnitude earthquake along the Hayward Fault would affect different locations and buildings across the San Francisco Bay Area. A team from Lawrence Berkeley...
Oklahoma Sees Fewer but More Severe Earthquakes This Year
Jul 10 2018 // Oklahoma’s 4.0 earthquakes are up significantly this year, but the overall rate of earthquakes is declining. Oklahoma has had six quakes of at least magnitude 4.0 halfway through this year, which is one more than all...
Researchers Use Supercomputers to Quantify Quake Risk Across San Francisco Bay Area
Jul 2 2018 // Scientists and engineers are simulating precisely how a large-magnitude earthquake along the Hayward Fault would affect different locations and buildings across the San Francisco Bay Area. A team from Lawrence Berkeley...
Lloyd’s Index Shows $92B at Risk in North American Cities Each Year
Jul 2 2018 // Cities in the U.S. and Canada stand to lose $92.96 billion per year to risks like market crash, cyber attack and flood, an index from Lloyd’s shows. Lloyd’s newly issued City Risk Index, which produces...
4.0 Mag Earthquake and Aftershock Shake Parts of Central Oklahoma
Jun 18 2018 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.0 magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS says the earthquake was recorded at 3:56 p.m. about 7 miles (12...
Earthquake Hits Japan’s Industrial Heartland, Causing 3 Deaths; Trains, Factories Halted
Jun 18 2018 // Three people were confirmed dead and almost 100 injured after a strong earthquake hit Osaka on Monday morning, rattling one of Japan’s industrial heartlands and halting trains and factories across the region. The...
WCIRB: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium to be Down Again This Year
Jun 15 2018 // Lower workers’ compensation rates in California will bring down written premium once again this year, according to a forecast from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. That revelation is expected...
Oregon Earthquake Simulation Reveals Dangers
Jun 13 2018 // Researchers at Oregon State University say bridges and roads in the northwestern resort city of Seaside should be prioritized for improvement after a simulation discovered they would have higher mortality rates in an...
Part of Northern Oklahoma Shaken by Magnitude 4.4 Quake
Jun 11 2018 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northern Oklahoma and neighboring Kansas. Geologists say the earthquake was recorded at 8:59 a.m. Saturday about 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of...
Small Earthquake Triggered by Minor KIlauea Explosion
Jun 11 2018 // A small explosion on the summit of Kilauea volcano has triggered an earthquake but there are no reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.2 earthquake happened around 4:50 a.m. Saturday on the Big...
Study Finds Possible Deep, Unmapped Faults in Oklahoma
Jun 7 2018 // Scientists may have found previously unmapped faults in Oklahoma that could be contributing to a sharp increase in induced earthquakes in the state, according to a report on a study that used magnetic imaging to explore...
Lloyd’s Index Shows $92B at Risk in North American Cities Each Year
Jun 6 2018 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Cities in the U.S. and Canada stand to lose $92.96 billion per year to risks like market crash, cyber attack and flood, an index from Lloyd’s released today shows. Lloyd’s newly...
Oklahoma Earthquakes Lead to More Injection Well Shut Downs
May 25 2018 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division is directing some injection wells in north-central Oklahoma reduce injection volumes and others to stop operations. The directive issued Wednesday comes...
Central Oklahoma Shaken by Magnitude 3.9 Earthquake
May 17 2018 // An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma that were shaken a day earlier by a series of earthquakes. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday about 8 miles...
