Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Currents
Nov 19 2006 // Southeast regulators united in call for national disaster plan The New Madrid fault line, the Atlantic hurricane season and tornado alley are just a few factors that weigh heavily on the minds — and regulatory...
Hawaii’s earthquake losses, not earthquake policies, on the rise
Nov 6 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
Hawaii acknowledges tsunami warning deficiencies
Nov 6 2006 // Hawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to...
Hawaii’s earthquake losses, not earthquake policies, on the rise
Nov 5 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
News Currents
Nov 5 2006 // Hawaii acknowledges tsunami warning deficiencies Hawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in...
Hawaii Acknowledges Tsunami Warning Deficiencies
Nov 2 2006 // Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to state emergency officials. About 100 of the tsunami sirens don’t have emergency backup power, meaning they...
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Issues Notice of Earthquake Coverage
Oct 27 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has issued a notice to residents that some relief for earthquake related losses may be available under homeowners’ policies. “As you...
Bar Harbor, Maine Braces for More Quake Aftershocks
Oct 25 2006 // Additional aftershocks are possible in the days and weeks ahead after a series of four small earthquakes shook the BBar Harbor, Maine area last Sunday. The tremors were normal aftershock activity from an Oct. 2 quake with...
Declarations
Oct 23 2006 // Back on track “With these new appointments, the Commission is committed to a new focus for the Division of Insurance, making New Mexico a more friendly place to do insurance business, while making the industry...
News Currents
Oct 23 2006 // Damage from Hawaii’s 6.6 earthquake predicted to be widespread Officials have begun inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a...
Hawaii Damage Estimated at $73 Million, Possibly from Two Quakes
Oct 20 2006 // Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, Hawaii’s director of civil defense, said 1,173 homes on the Big Island were damaged from Sunday’s earthquake, including 29 considered uninhabitable. Preliminary damage estimates from the...
Hawaii Vulnerable, but Tremor Does Not Signal More Quakes to Come
Oct 18 2006 // Another massive earthquake could strike the Hawaiian isles at any time, but last weekend’s 6.7 magnitude tremor does not signal an increase in ground-shaking activity, researchers said. Hawaii is always vulnerable to...
Inspectors Check for Damage after Hawaii’s 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake
Oct 17 2006 // Officials began inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii yesterday, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a 6.6-magnitude quake that caused blackouts and landslides but no...
Hawaii Feels 6.6 Level Earthquake
Oct 16 2006 // The island of Hawaii, Hawaii, felt temblors from a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, according to the National Earthquake Center of the U.S. Geological Survey. According to reports shortly after the quake, there were...
S.C. not immune to deadly earthquakes
Sep 25 2006 // It was the biggest natural disaster in South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo. On September 8, the 120th anniversary of the Charleston earthquake passed quietly. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Aug. 31, 1886, killed more...
Floridians Told Not to Worry About Quakes Despite Recent Rattler
Sep 13 2006 // Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes. Scientists said last Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rattled windows from southwest Florida to Louisiana was rare, and a seismic jolt powerful enough to do...
Fla., Ga., Ala. Shaken But Not Damaged By Gulf of Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11 2006 // The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, reported that a strong earthquake occurred about 250 miles (405 km) south-southwest of Apalachicola, Florida at 10:56 am EDT, Sept. 10 2006. This...
120 Years Ago, Earthquake Shook S.C., Killing 100
Sep 10 2006 // It was the biggest natural disaster in South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo. On Sept. 8, the 120th anniversary of the Charleston earthquake passed quietly. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Aug. 31, 1886, killed more than...
Allstate drops Alaska earthquake coverage
Sep 4 2006 // Nearly 7,000 Alaskans will lose their earthquake insurance as their policies come up for renewal. Allstate Insurance Co. is cutting its optional earthquake coverage nationwide, and will drop this plan as policies come up...
The Commissioners
Sep 4 2006 // Oregon’s Experience: Addressing credit scores, health care and disclosure Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Here are additional...
