Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Small Earthquake Strikes Near San Diego; No Damages Reported
Oct 19 2005 // A small earthquake occurred in the ocean off San Diego early Wednesday. The magnitude 4.1 quake hit at 1:51 a.m., 54 miles west of San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Institute of...
California May Lower Quake Insurance Rates in Wake of Katrina
Oct 3 2005 // As federal, state and local officials grapple with the financial and physical ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina, momentum is building to make earthquake insurance offered by the semipublic California Earthquake Authority...
Calif. May Lower Quake Insurance Rates in Wake of Katrina
Oct 3 2005 // As federal, state and local officials grapple with the financial and physical ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina, momentum is building to make earthquake insurance offered by the semipublic California Earthquake Authority...
Calif. May Lower Quake Insurance Rates in Wake of Katrina
Sep 25 2005 // As federal, state and local officials grapple with the financial and physical ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina, momentum is building to make earthquake insurance offered by the semipublic California Earthquake Authority...
S&P Analyzes Earthquake Threat for Japan’s Property/Casualty Companies
Sep 12 2005 // “The one-two punch of insurance payouts and share price losses following a major earthquake in Tokyo would not immediately jeopardize insurance companies’ ability to pay claims, but could have a negative impact...
Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters? To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters? To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
California Authority Approves Earthquake Insurance Rate Reduction
Aug 26 2005 // The California Earthquake Authority has voted to reduce earthquake insurance premiums by 22 percent, in hopes that it will encourage more homeowners to purchase or renew earthquake coverage. The proposal will now go before...
California Considers Quake Insurance Rate Reduction
Aug 25 2005 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger and other state officials who are part of the California Earthquake Authority are considering whether to reduce quake insurance rates in the state by 22 percent. The proposal before...
Earthquake Damage Can Be Avoided
Aug 10 2005 // Although earthquakes are among the least predictable natural hazards, losses to unprepared businesses can be substantial when they do occur. Affiliated FM, a commercial property insurer and loss prevention expert serving...
AIG Disaster Relief for Tsunami Victims Enters Reconstruction Phase
Jul 20 2005 // Now that immediate efforts to assist tsunami victims with housing and food relief are well underway, the AIG Disaster Relief Fund and CHF International are joining together to begin the next critical phase of long-term...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...
China’s PICC Uses AIR Model for Earthquake Risk Analysis
Jun 28 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corporation has announced that China’s PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited has completed the first earthquake risk analysis using AIR’s China earthquake model. Guy Carpenter coordinated the...
Allstate dropping most earthquake coverage nationwide
Jun 19 2005 // Allstate Insurance Co. says it is dropping earthquake insurance to most of its 407,000 quake customers nationwide as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses. Allstate Spokesman Mike Siemienas in...
No Damages Reported in Recent California Earthquake
Jun 16 2005 // California residents are slowly adding up the number of earthquakes hitting on or off the coast of the Golden State during the month of June. On Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a moderate quake of 5.3...
Recent Calif. Quakes a Reminder of Possible Financial Aftershocks
Jun 15 2005 // After two sizeable earthquakes in less than a week, Californians have had a jarring reminder of their unsettled landscape. But with less than 15 percent of California homeowners purchasing earthquake policies, are their...
Los Angeles Area Quake Could Result in 7,600 Dead; Major Property Damage
Jun 6 2005 // Potential earthquakes on the Puente Hills fault beneath the Los Angeles area could result in 3,000 to 18,000 fatalities, 142,000 to 735,000 displaced households, and more than $250 billion in total damages, according to...
Los Angeles Area Quake Could Result in 7,600 Dead, Major Property Damage
Jun 6 2005 // Potential earthquakes on the Puente Hills fault beneath the Los Angeles area could result in 3,000 to 18,000 fatalities, 142,000 to 735,000 displaced households, and more than $250 billion in total damages, according to...
Los Angeles Area Quake Could Result in 7,600 Dead, Major Property Damage
Jun 6 2005 // Potential earthquakes on the Puente Hills fault beneath the Los Angeles area could result in 3,000 to 18,000 fatalities, 142,000 to 735,000 displaced households, and more than $250 billion in total damages, according to...
