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2.9 Magnitude Aftershock Rattles North Carolina

A magnitude 2.9 aftershock on Tuesday rattled the North Carolina town where a 5.1 earthquake on Sunday shook items from grocery store shelves and caused damage to homes and businesses, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The USGS website showed the …

Southern California Begins Assessing Damage From Largest Earthquake in 20 Years

RIDGECREST, Calif. — Crews in Southern California assessed damage to cracked and burned buildings, broken roads, leaking water and gas lines and other infrastructure Saturday after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years jolted an area …

Rescues, Power Restoration Underway on Japan’s Northern Island Hit by Quake

Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido began to restore power after a strong earthquake overnight knocked out electricity throughout the entire prefecture of more than 5 million people. The magnitude 6.7 quake that hit on the western part of the island …

Judge Stays Lawsuits over Oklahoma Earthquakes

Oklahoma residents who are suing oil and gas producers for earthquake damage to their homes and businesses must now wait for a federal judge’s decision in another case. Judge Phillip Corley granted a stay with a provision for monitoring until …

Missouri Regulator: Risk Increases as Earthquake Insurance Market Shrinks

More than a half million Missourians are at risk because of the contracting earthquake insurance market, Missouri Department of Insurance Director John M. Huff said during the recent Heartland Insurance Symposium in Kansas City, Mo. Huff discussed the near record …

Oklahoma Residents Sue 12 Energy Companies Following Earthquakes

A group of Edmond residents has filed a lawsuit against 12 energy companies, claiming that their saltwater disposal wells were partly to blame for earthquakes in central Oklahoma in recent weeks. The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction to stop the …

Oklahoman: Kansas Quake Caused $25K Damage to Home

An Oklahoma resident says a preliminary 4.8-magnitude earthquake that struck a Kansas town on Nov. 12 caused at least $25,000 in damage to his home. The quake originated near the town of Conway Springs, Kan., and shook parts of that …