Latest Earthquake Headlines
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Texas Study Links Pollution, Earthquakes to Oil and Gas Drilling
Jun 21 2017 // A new study by a nonprofit science organization says oil and gas drilling in Texas is linked to pollution and earthquakes. The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas study found drilling for oil and gas in...
Weight of Swollen Reservoir Blamed for Arkansas Earthquake Swarm
Jun 20 2017 // Earthquakes in northern Arkansas are being linked to the weight of extra water at a flood-swollen reservoir. Earthquake geologist David Johnston works with the Arkansas Geological Survey. He says the added weight of the...
Northwest Wyoming Hit by Earthquake Swarm
Jun 19 2017 // A swarm of earthquakes hit the northwestern part of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming last week, the U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed. The USGS says the quakes occurred in a backcountry area of Yellowstone National...
Hawaii’s Big Island Hit by M5.3 Earthquake
Jun 12 2017 // A magnitude-5.3 earthquake shook Hawaii’s Big Island, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. No damage was reported in the quake, which the USGS said was centered about 11 miles (18 kilometers) southeast of Volcano...
RMS Releases Updated N. America Earthquake Models for U.S., Canada & Mexico
Jun 9 2017 // RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, announced the release of version 17.0 of its North America Earthquake Models for the United States, Canada and Mexico. The updated model will enable RMS...
USGS Reports Small Earthquake Near Alabama-Georgia Line
Jun 6 2017 // A small earthquake has struck northeastern Alabama near the Georgia line. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred Friday morning. The quake was centered in a rural area about 7 miles...
Alaska Hosts Plate Tectonics Research Effort
May 25 2017 // Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and America’s shakiest state is about to have its ground examined like never before. A federal agency that...
Swiss Re Places $925M Cat Bond for California Earthquake Authority
May 23 2017 // Swiss Re Capital Markets Corp. has successfully structured and placed the issuance of $925 million of insurance-linked securities for the California Earthquake Authority. Swiss Re Capital Markets underwrote the transaction...
Dozen Earthquakes Reported in Oklahoma, Including a 4.2 Mag
May 16 2017 // Two small earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey bring to a dozen the number of temblors recorded in the state during the weekend. A 2.9 magnitude quake was recorded at 2:24 a.m. Sunday near Red...
Earthquake Authority Creates Online Home Vulnerability Evaluator
May 15 2017 // The California Earthquake Authority has created an online tool to help home inspection specialists evaluate a house’s vulnerability to earthquake damage. The online tool, QuakeGrade, uses information entered by an...
Quake Strikes Western End of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
May 10 2017 // A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit the Andreanof Islands on the far western end of Alaska’s Aleutian chain. The National Earthquake Information Center says that at 8:36 p.m. local time the earthquake hit a spot about 72...
California Earthquake Authority Creates Online Home Vulnerability Evaluator
May 8 2017 // The California Earthquake Authority has created an online tool to help home inspection specialists evaluate a house’s vulnerability to earthquake damage. The online tool, QuakeGrade, uses information entered by an...
Palomar Specialty, AAA Club to Offer Earthquake Insurance in Oklahoma
May 8 2017 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has partnered with AAA Club Alliance to offer residential earthquake insurance, starting in Oklahoma. According to AAA Oklahoma Vice President of Insurance Russ Iden more than half of the...
Quakes Strike Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, Aleutian Islands
May 8 2017 // The Alaska Earthquake Center reports that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska. Officials say the moderate quake was felt in the Anchorage area. No damage was reported from the quakes,...
Oklahoma Earthquake Risk: What a Difference Year Makes
May 8 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. For nearly the past decade, the growing number of earthquakes in Oklahoma has gained widespread attention. As described in the CoreLogic® Insights Blog Earthquake...
Alaska’s 24/7 Earthquake Monitors on Budget Chopping Block
May 5 2017 // Alaska might lose its 24/7 earthquake monitors due to budget cuts. The Juneau Empire reported that as of March 1, more than 25 percent of the Alaska Regional Seismic Network has been offline. Since 2013, staff has...
All Risks Launches Commercial Earthquake Program
Apr 18 2017 // All Risks, Ltd. has introduced a new Specialty Property Earthquake Program with an exclusive A.M. Best “A” rated carrier. The Specialty Property Earthquake Program provides difference in conditions insurance,...
Museum in Indiana Exhibit Explains Why Natural Disasters Occur
Apr 17 2017 // Natural disasters can strike at any time, often without warning, and devastate cities, regions, states and countries. Nature Unleashed, a new exhibit at the Indiana State Museum, aims to help Hoosiers understand why...
Earthquakes Lawsuit Against Oklahoma Energy Companies Dismissed
Apr 17 2017 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against three oil and gas companies over Oklahoma’s ongoing earthquakes. The lawsuit, filed last year on behalf of Sierra Club Oklahoma, asked for a reduction of production...
Oregon, Washington Testing Early Quake Warning System
Apr 13 2017 // An early warning system for earthquakes has been expanded to Oregon and Washington, joining California in testing a prototype that could give people seconds or up to a minute of warning before strong shaking begins. The...
