Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma, U.S. Differ in Earthquake Calculations
Mar 2 2015 // The Oklahoma Geological Survey reported fewer than half the number of 4.0 magnitude and higher earthquakes in Oklahoma last year as the U.S. Geological Survey, according to agency records. While OGS reported six...
Kansas Earthquakes Further Damaging Century-Old Courthouse
Feb 25 2015 // Harper County officials are grappling with how to fix a century-old courthouse that was already deteriorating before a sharp increase in earthquakes began rattling south-central Kansas. The bill just to repair the...
Earthquake Authority to Study Quake’s Impact on Napa Homes
Feb 24 2015 // The California Earthquake Authority has begun surveying Napa residents to find out how well their homes withstood the magnitude 6.0 earthquake centered in the South Napa area on Aug. 24, 2014. Under an initiative that CEA...
More than 2.5K Oklahoma Agents Take Earthquake Coverage Class
Feb 23 2015 // Oklahoma insurance agents are receiving training about earthquake insurance as a swarm of temblors continues to shake the state. More than 2,500 Oklahoma insurance professionals have completed a one-hour continuing...
Wastewater Injection Shaking Oklahoma; Tracking, Management Needed
Feb 23 2015 // Not so many years ago, earthquake science was no more relevant to Oklahoma than marine biology. But these days the state is shaking way more often than California, and giving many people there an unwanted crash course in...
Earthquake Warning System in Obama Budget Pleases Lawmakers
Feb 23 2015 // President Barack Obama’s recommendation to spend $5 million next year on an early earthquake warning system for the West Coast represents a significant breakthrough, congressional supporters of the project...
Oklahoma Energy Companies Sued Over Earthquake Damage
Feb 23 2015 // An Oklahoma resident has sued two energy companies seeking class-action status for people in nine counties who were affected by recent earthquakes. Jennifer Lin Cooper of Prague filed the suit against Tulsa-based New...
Declarations
Feb 23 2015 // Anthem Data Breach “The personally identifiable information apparently hacked at Anthem is exactly what tax fraud thieves use to make false refund claims that appear to be legitimate.” —Kevin Sullivan,...
Sophisticated Resilience Model in Development in Colorado – And It’ll be Free
Feb 20 2015 // Efforts are underway in Colorado to build a sophisticated computer model that will offer a look down to the minute details at just how communities may withstand – or crumble under – perils like earthquakes, hurricanes,...
Central Washington Jolted by M4.3 Earthquake
Feb 19 2015 // A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rumbled under Washington state’s Cascade Range, but no damage has been reported. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network says the quake struck at 1:04 a.m. Wednesday and was centered about 20...
Palomar Specialty, Wellington to Launch Wind Insurance Product in Texas
Feb 13 2015 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co., based in La Jolla, Calif., has partnered with Fort Worth-based Wellington Risk Insurance Agency Inc. (Wellington), to offer wind-exposed residential property insurance in Tier II counties...
Energy Companies Sued in Oklahoma over Earthquake Damage
Feb 12 2015 // A Prague, Okla., resident has filed a lawsuit against two energy companies seeking class-action status for people in nine counties who were affected by recent earthquakes. Jennifer Lin Cooper filed the suit against...
Earthquake Warning System in Obama Budget Pleases Lawmakers
Feb 12 2015 // President Barack Obama’s recommendation to spend $5 million next year on an early earthquake warning system for the West Coast represents a significant breakthrough, congressional supporters of the project...
Geologists Look for Earthquake, Fracking Connection in Kansas
Feb 6 2015 // For at the last 15 months, Kansas geologist Rex Buchanan estimates, he’s spent 90 percent of his time studying something once relatively rare in the state — earthquakes. He has learned a lot, said the director of...
Minor Damage to Courthouse after Northern Oklahoma Earthquake Swarm
Feb 6 2015 // A swarm of earthquakes has shaken parts of Alfalfa County in northern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says four earthquakes have been recorded around Cherokee and Helena since late on Feb. 4, including a magnitude 4.3...
Palomar Specialty, Civil Service Employees Insurance to Offer Earthquake Coverage
Feb 2 2015 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has partnered with Civil Service Employees Insurance Co. to offer a comprehensive residential earthquake solution for CSE’s customers. Palomar Specialty’s residential earthquake...
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Develops Earthquake Plan
Feb 2 2015 // The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission now has a plan for future earthquakes after two small quakes rattled an area in Weld County that officials later determined were likely caused by a nearby injection...
5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Northern California Coast
Jan 30 2015 // A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck off the coast of Northern California on Jan. 28. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake shook at 1:08 p.m. about 40 miles southwest of Eureka. Lt....
4.2 Magnitude Quake Recorded in Northern Oklahoma
Jan 29 2015 // A 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook part of Grant County in northern Oklahoma on Jan. 27. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded shortly before 10 a.m. about 13 miles south-southeast of...
Kansas Geologists Seek More Funding for Earthquake Monitoring
Jan 28 2015 // Kansas geologists say they need more funding to investigate an unprecedented spike in earthquakes in the state. Kansas Geological Survey Director Rex Buchanan told the House Energy and Environment Committee that about half...
