Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: California Earthquake Could Cause $200 Billion in Losses
Oct 31 2008 // If a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occured on California’s Hayward Fault today, it would result in economic losses between $210 billion and $235 billion, with only up to $30 billion likely to be insured, according to a...
Idaho Residents Remember Strong Earthquake
Oct 22 2008 // Holly Seefried was in bed sleeping beside her husband, Bill, at 8:06 a.m. on Oct. 28, 1983, when they awoke to a roar outside their ranch home near Mackay. The noise grew louder by the second. “There was this...
Risk Management Solutions Opens Beijing Office
Oct 21 2008 // Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions has opened a new office in Beijing, China, as a sign of its commitment to support the growth of the property insurance industry and risk mitigation efforts in China. The...
Willis Report: California May See Less Shaking in Earthquake
Oct 21 2008 // Willis Group Holdings, a global insurance broker, has released a report summarizing recent changes in the scientific view of seismic hazard in the United States. The report has been added to the curriculum of the Associate...
Shrinking Citizens Signals Progress in Florida Property Market
Oct 20 2008 // Florida remains focused on recovery of its property insurance market. But new rules for reinsurers, a national catastrophe plan and the use of occupational rating in insurance are also on the radar of Florida Insurance...
Earthquake-Damaged School Gym in Illinois Causing Controversy
Oct 1 2008 // An earthquake that shook much of the Midwest months ago is giving a Metro East, Ill. school district some financial aftershocks. Officials in East Alton say the April quake caused as much as $1.2 million in damage to the...
4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Northern Nevada
Sep 8 2008 // An earthquake has shaken the area around Swedes Place in northern Nevada. The U.S. Geological Survey’s preliminary report put the quake at a 4.1-magnitude. The temblor hit just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6,...
Earthquake Expert Warns of Economic Damage
Sep 1 2008 // From cracked oil and natural gas pipelines to contaminated public water supplies, the nation’s economy could be the biggest casualty of the next major Midwest earthquake, an earthquake expert warned. Geologic...
Japan: Risk and Rewards
Aug 21 2008 // In Japan, agencies write 93 percent of P/C insurance. The Japanese property and casualty insurance market is ripe for opportunities, but there also are significant risks in the country, according to Keiji Fukasawa of...
FM Global: Companies Exposed but Underprepared for Natural Disasters
Aug 8 2008 // Most of the largest corporations in North America are exposed to natural disasters, but many are not well-prepared for such catastrophes and are not overly concerned about the potential business impact, according to a new...
RMS unveils New UK Inland Flood Model, EU Earthquake Model
Aug 8 2008 // UK Flood Model Risk Management Solutions has released a major new upgrade to its U.K. Inland Flood Model. “The upgraded model will enable all segments of the insurance industry to drill down to a finer level of...
Predicting Ground Motion: The Next Generation
Aug 4 2008 // New Seismic Models Make Ground Motion Predictions More Accurate The accuracy of ground motion prediction from shallow events in the active tectonic regions in the Western United States, such as California, has improved,...
Moderate California Quake a Drill for ‘Big One’
Aug 1 2008 // Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude-5.4 earthquake was not the “Big One” that scientists have long feared. Still, it rattled nerves, causing people to vow to step up their...
Strict Building Codes Credited after California Quake
Aug 1 2008 // Although this new suburb of 80,000 people was just a few miles from the epicenter of a 5.4-magnitude earthquake, the city withstood the shaking with almost no damage at all. If a quake had to hit somewhere in densely...
State’s Building Code Helps Minimize Losses from California Earthquake
Jul 30 2008 // The moderate earthquake that struck Los Angeles late Tuesday (July 29) morning at 11:42am PDT has not caused major damage or serious injury, according to early eyewitness reports and the Los Angeles Fire Department. Based...
Calif. Earthquake Authority Prepared to Handle Claims; Expects Minor Damage
Jul 30 2008 // Only 12 percent of California homeowners currently own earthquake insurance policies, potentially leaving millions of Californians financially unprotected in the event of a catastrophic quake. Of the 12 percent of...
Californians Told to Expect Aftershocks Following Earthquake
Jul 30 2008 // Federal officials said they will continue to monitor and coordinate with California agencies regarding Tuesday’s 5.4 magnitude earthquake that struck just south of downtown Los Angeles. The Federal Emergency...
Utah Geologists Look for Earthquake Fault Clues
Jul 25 2008 // Utah State University geologists say a close look at a deep trench along the East Cache Fault has uncovered some good news: There’s no evidence of recent earthquakes along that section of the fault. USU geology...
FEMA Planning Earthquake Forum in Indiana
Jul 23 2008 // One of two federal government-sponsored forums in Midwestern cities to help businesses prepare for a major earthquake will be held in Evansville. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says the goal of the...
Strong Quake Shake Northern Japan Coast But No Tsunami Danger
Jul 22 2008 // A strong earthquake with a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the nation’s weather agency said. The quake occurred at 8:30 p.m., about 20...
