Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
9.4 M Drop, Cover And Hold On
Nov 5 2012 // More than 9.4 million Californians reportedly practiced the “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” drill in mid-October in preparation for a major earthquake. The 2012 Great California ShakeOut involved record numbers of...
Sandy Dominates Southern California PCI Conference
Oct 30 2012 // The subject of Hurricane Sandy dominated a conference of insurance professionals in Southern California on Tuesday – it was heavily used in speeches, a constant topic on panels and it even made its way into meeting...
British Columbia Earthquake Causes Minor Damage, Triggers Tsunami Warning
Oct 28 2012 // A powerful M7.7 earthquake struck British Columbia’s north-central coast on Saturday, Oct. 27, with shaking felts far away as Edmonton and Yukon. The United States Geological Survey said that the earthquake, which...
‘Big One’ Looms in Minds of Experts Before California ShakeOut
Oct 18 2012 // A day before more than 9 million people in California took part in a massive nationwide earthquake drill on Thursday, U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones stood in a room full of risk professionals in the San...
Earthquake in Maine Rattles New England States
Oct 18 2012 // The earthquake that rattled southern Maine was felt in New England states as far away as Connecticut, but caused no apparent damage or injuries. Patrons of a pizza parlor near the epicenter of Tuesday’s quake...
Nearly 600,000 in Virginia Sign Up for Earthquake Drill
Oct 16 2012 // Nearly 600,000 Virginia residents are expected to participate in a multistate earthquake drill this week. Gov. Bob McDonnell says many people didn’t know about earthquake safety when a magnitude-5.8 quake hit Louisa...
Dallas Suburb Rattled by 3.4-Magnitude Quake
Oct 1 2012 // A small earthquake and a subsequent aftershock lent an element of “surprise” to the overnight hours on Sept. 29 in a suburb west of Dallas. Authorities reported no serious damage from late-night quakes, just...
Survivors of Earthquakes in Southwest China Await Relief
Sep 10 2012 // Survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed 81 people and injured more than 800 in a mountainous area of southwestern China were desperately waiting for more aid to arrive Sunday as jolting aftershocks kept fears high...
Strong Earthquake Strikes Western Costa Rica: AIR Analysis
Sep 6 2012 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, on September 5 at 8:42 AM local time, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck a sparsely populated region of western Costa Rica approximately 150 km [94 miles] west of San...
Weak Earthquake Shakes Colorado Mountains
Aug 23 2012 // A weak earthquake has hit the Colorado mountains. The National Earthquake Information Center says the quake Tuesday afternoon registered a preliminary magnitude of 3.3. It was centered north of Basalt and south of...
Fitch Notes Reinsurers More Risk-Focused For More Asian Catastrophes
Aug 23 2012 // Fitch Ratings has issued a statement which points out that the “spate of Asia-Pacific catastrophes in the past two years have prompted reinsurers to take stock of their existing portfolio and re-evaluate their...
Nearly 1,000 Earthquakes In Arizona From 2006-2009
Aug 16 2012 // Most people would think earthquakes are rare in Arizona. But a new study published by Arizona State University researchers found nearly 1,000 earthquakes rattling the state over a three-year period. A graduate student in...
Series Of Small Earthquakes Strikes Southern California
Aug 8 2012 // A series of small earthquakes and aftershocks hit Southern California on Tuesday and Wednesday. A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Yorba Linda, Calif. at 11:23 p.m. on Tuesday, with several small aftershocks following. Then...
CEA Offering Shows Enormous Private Sector Interest in Earthquake Insurance
Aug 3 2012 // The California Earthquake Authority, which has been lobbying Congress to establish a federal backstop to its debt financing, is proving once again that it can do plenty fine on its own. The quasi-public agency just...
AIR Expands Suite of Catastrophe Models for Australia
Jul 24 2012 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced the expansion of its suite of catastrophe models for Australia “with the release of the industry’s first probabilistic bushfire model and updated tropical...
Landers Quake Still Teaching Seismic Lessons
Jul 23 2012 // If you’ve never heard of the Landers earthquake that struck Southern California 20 years ago last month, you’re in good company. But, for an earthquake almost no one remembers, it has had a lasting impact on...
CEA Unveils Homeowners Choice Earthquake Coverage Product Line
Jul 3 2012 // As of July 1, 2012, the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is offering its new Homeowners Choice product line. The new product will give residents greater control over their earthquake insurance premium and the ability...
North Texas Has Another Minor Earthquake
Jun 27 2012 // Texas has had another minor earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 2.6 magnitude quake happened around 4 a.m. on June 26 in North Texas. Experts say the quake was centered about 1 mile south of Alvarado. The area is...
Study Finds Little Earthquake Risk from Fracking
Jun 18 2012 // The fracking drilling technique used to tap shale oil and gas is unlikely to trigger earthquakes, but underground injection of waste water from drilling offers more risks for seismic activity, a new U.S. study said on...
Aon Benfield May Cat Report Highlights Italian Quakes; $6 Billion Econ. Loss
Jun 8 2012 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, has released its latest edition of its Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide...
