Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mandates, Subsidies and Political Semantics
Oct 17 2014 // When the U.S. Supreme Court decided the fate of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in 2012, the nation was gripped by an intimate and personal political drama worthy of Broadway or, at least, General...
California Has Another Great ShakeOut
Oct 16 2014 // At 10:16 a.m. on Thursday employees at Golden Bear Insurance Co. were all under their desks practicing good risk management. Oct. 16 marked another Great ShakeOut event in California. According to California Insurance...
Study Links Fracking to Hundreds of Ohio Quakes
Oct 16 2014 // A new study suggests fracking triggered hundreds of small, unnoticeable earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to the much-debated oil-and-gas extraction...
Dearth of Insurance Coverage Complicates San Francisco Quake Risk
Oct 14 2014 // The San Francisco region will probably be struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.7 in coming decades, and most of the billions of dollars of damages wouldn’t be covered by insurance. A worst-case,...
RMS: ‘Big One’ in Northern California Could Cause $200B in Losses
Oct 13 2014 // Earthquake risk in the San Francisco Bay Area is on the rise while earthquake insurance penetration statewide has dropped significantly since the Loma Prieta earthquake that rocked the Bay Area 25 years ago, causing nearly...
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Oklahoma
Oct 13 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a 4.3 magnitude earthquake near Cushing in north-central Oklahoma. Cushing Emergency Management Director Bob Noltensmeyer says there are no injuries or major damage as a result of...
Abacus Brokers, Golden Bear Launch Online Earthquake Program
Oct 9 2014 // Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has partnered with Golden Bear Insurance Co. for its new online residential earthquake program. The...
Earthquake coverage should be standard for mortgage loans
Oct 6 2014 // When it comes to California earthquake insurance, affordability is in the eye of the beholder. Californians are not convinced that earthquake risk is sufficient to warrant the purchase of products that are currently...
Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Head Explains the Latest in Models
Oct 6 2014 // Adam Podlaha, the head of Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting division, is responsible for overseeing the collection of the data and its implementation in creating the latest catastrophe and other models. He explained...
Oklahoma Earthquakes Rattle On
Oct 6 2014 // Government officials say the rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma of magnitude 3.0 or greater has risen significantly and that statistics show an increased chance for a magnitude 5.5 or greater quake in the state. From January...
California Governor Signs Earthquake Insurance Information Bill
Oct 6 2014 // Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 2064, which aims to change the way Californians learn about earthquake insurance for their homes. Under California law, insurers that sell residential property insurance also must...
Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Recorded in Oklahoma
Sep 22 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Medford, Okla. The earthquake happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. about 20 miles east of Enid and 17 miles southeast of Medford. A Grant County...
California Governor Signs Bill Earthquake Insurance Information Bill
Sep 18 2014 // Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 2064, a bill aimed at changing the way Californians learn about earthquake insurance for their homes. Under California law, insurers that sell residential property insurance also...
California Earthquake Claims First Death
Sep 12 2014 // A 65-year-old woman who suffered a head injury when a television struck her during last month’s earthquake in California’s wine country has died – the first death attributed to the magnitude-6.0 temblor,...
4.3-Magnitude Quake in Oklahoma: USGS
Sep 10 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 has struck northern Oklahoma. The USGS says the quake hit at 11:21 a.m. Monday 1 mile north-northeast of Medford, or 30 miles north-northeast of Enid....
Earthquakes Increase in Kansas Task Force Can’t Pinpoint Why
Sep 9 2014 // There’s not enough data to make any determinations about why there has been an increase in the number of earthquakes in Kansas, a three-member task force appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback has concluded. The state has...
Quake’s Main Force Directed At Napa Scientists Say
Sep 8 2014 // Emerging data on last month’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake shows it directed most of its force north toward Napa and the Napa Valley, hitting hard enough to move one side of the West Napa Fault north by 18 inches (46...
Earthquake Shakes Iceland Volcano, Still No Ash Cloud
Sep 8 2014 // An earthquake struck the region around Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano on Sunday while fissures in the area continued to spew out lava but still none of the ash that could hamper airline traffic. The earthquake...
Oklahoma to Require Earthquake Insurance Education for Producers
Sep 8 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin approved an emergency rule adopted by Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak that requires all licensed producers and adjusters with the property line of authority to complete one hour of continuing...
Insured Losses From the Napa Quake Pegged at $250M or Less
Sep 3 2014 // Insured losses from the Aug. 24 earthquake that struck Napa, Calif. will not exceed $250 million, according to a risk management firm. Widespread damage was expected from the 6.0 magnitude event, but there wasn’t...
