Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Earthquakes Rattle Parts of Oklahoma
Aug 13 2019 // No damage has been reported following a series of earthquakes that rattled parts of Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 8:30 p.m. Sunday near Quinton, about 123 miles...
Ridgecrest Earthquakes Shake Up Californians, but How Bad Could it Be?
Aug 8 2019 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Earthquake risk in California is no secret. For years scientists have been warning the state is overdue for a large damaging event. Nearly 30 years ago, the 1989 Loma...
Earthquake Repairs at Alaska Schools Could Top $150M
Aug 5 2019 // Repairs and upgrades at Anchorage, Alaska-area schools damaged last year’s big earthquake could cost more than $150 million, officials said. The Anchorage School District said the new estimate triples the original...
Well Stopped After Central Oklahoma Hit With 3.1 Magnitude Quake
Jul 29 2019 // An oil well operator is stopping operations following a small earthquake in central Oklahoma, the fourth such earthquake in less than three weeks. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says Newfield/Encana paused a well...
Oregon Lagging on Disaster Preparedness, Scientists Warn
Jul 29 2019 // Oregon state lawmakers abandoned a multimillion-dollar project to develop early warning systems for earthquakes and wildfires, and scientists warn that the funding shake-up could endanger public safety and put Oregon...
Modeler Estimates Insured Losses from California Quakes Less Than $40M
Jul 24 2019 // A catastrophe modeler estimates the total loss from the 7.1 Magnitude and M6.4 earthquakes that struck near Ridgecrest, Calif., earlier this month will be about $200 million, not including infrastructure or damage to...
California Earthquake Authority Board Expands Policyholder Eligibility for Retrofit Grants
Jul 22 2019 // The governing board of the California Earthquake Authority has voted to increase the number of policyholders eligible for a $3,000 retrofit grant. The CEA board voted to make the grant available to roughly 30,000 CEA...
Nevada Wants Feds to Restudy Seismic Risk at Nuke Dump Site
Jul 19 2019 // Nevada’s governor and congressional delegation are pointing to earthquakes this month in the California desert and calling for the U.S. Energy Department look again at seismic risks of burying the nation’s most...
4.6, 3.5 Magnitude Earthquakes Rattle Greater Seattle Area
Jul 15 2019 // Two earthquakes shook the Puget Sound region in Washington state early Friday morning, with the temblors felt into British Columbia and across the Cascade Mountains into the eastern part of the state. There were no...
Nevada Officials Expect Interest in Quake Coverage to Rise
Jul 15 2019 // Few Nevada residents and businesses have earthquake coverage, but insurance officials said they are expecting interest to increase after the two California earthquakes that rattled the region. The magnitude 6.4 and...
California Regulators Seek to Curb Misinformation About Earthquake Insurance
Jul 12 2019 // The recent earthquakes that pummeled neighborhoods in Ridgecrest and Trona in Southern California have led to reports that some insurers and agents may be declining to write earthquake policies in various areas of the...
Southern California Quakes Raise Interest in West Coast Warning System
Jul 10 2019 // The powerful Mojave Desert earthquakes that rocked California ended a years-long lull in major seismic activity and raised new interest in an early warning system being developed for the West Coast. The ShakeAlert system...
Oklahoma Again Seeing Decline in Number of Earthquakes
Jul 10 2019 // The number of Oklahoma earthquakes registering a magnitude of 3.0 or greater is on pace to decline for the fourth straight year after state regulators began directing oil and natural gas producers to close some wells and...
Southern California Quakes Push Interest in Coverage
Jul 9 2019 // Visits to the California Earthquake Authority website reportedly increased by nearly 10 times normal following the largest earthquakes to hit Southern California in 20 years. The quakes over 4th of July holiday weekend...
Earthquakes Alert Californians to Be Ready for ‘Big One’
Jul 9 2019 // Shaken residents are cleaning up from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded “Big One”...
Insurance Department: Uptake of Earthquake Coverage Declines in Missouri
Jul 9 2019 // A new report issued by the Missouri Department of Insurance shows that earthquake insurance coverage in the highest risk areas of Missouri has dropped to just under 14 percent. According to the department, the Earthquake...
Roads, Utilities Require Repair After California Quakes
Jul 8 2019 // Officials in two damaged desert communities worked over the weekned to repair roads and restore utilities following the largest earthquake in Southern California in nearly two decades. Ridgecrest and neighboring Trona were...
California’s Governor: Earthquakes Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’
Jul 8 2019 // The two major earthquakes that hit Southern California should alert people across the nation of the need to be prepared for natural disasters, the state’s governor said as officials expressed relief that the damages...
Southern California Begins Assessing Damage From Largest Earthquake in 20 Years
Jul 7 2019 // 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...
Oregon Agency Charged with Earthquake Study and Preparation Could Be Abolished
Jul 3 2019 // The state agency in charge of earthquake study and preparation, as well as monitoring mining efforts in Oregon, could be shut down after going over budget for the second time in four years. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports...
