New Mexico Oilfield Regulators Reach $1.8M Settlement with XTO August 24, 2022 State oil and gas regulators say they have reached a financial settlement with XTO Permian Operating to resolve violation notices...
Powerful 7.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 4 July 27, 2022 By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and...
Earthquakes Recorded Near Long-Dormant Alaska Volcano April 18, 2022 By Mark Thiessen Hundreds of small earthquakes have been reported near a volcano in southeast Alaska believed to have been dormant for at...
Japan’s Powerful Earthquake Estimated to Cost Insurers $2 Billion-$4 Billion: Verisk March 24, 2022 The powerful earthquake that jolted Japan’s northeast coast last week is expected to cause insured property losses between $2 billion...
Update: Japan Warns of Blackouts After Earthquake Causes Major Power Shortage March 22, 2022 By Yuka Obayashi and Kantaro Komiya Japanese turned off neon signs, dimmed their lights and dialed down thermostats on Tuesday after the government issued an urgent...
Norway’s Equinor Shuts Oil Platform as Precaution After Earthquake in North Sea March 21, 2022 By Nora Buli and Terje Solsvik Norway’s Equinor has shut its Snorre B oil platform as a precautionary measure following an earthquake in the North Sea,...
Update: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Near Japan’s Fukushima March 16, 2022 By Shoko Oda, Kana Nishizawa and Gearoid Reidy A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck northern Japan near Fukushima prefecture late on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring dozens, as well...
Experts Warn Central U.S. Needs to be Ready For Next Earthquake March 8, 2022 By Jim Salter Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high risk for a devastating...
More South Carolina Earthquakes Leave Experts Puzzled January 7, 2022 After more earthquakes have struck near South Carolina’s capital city, the ninth and tenth in a series of rumblings, geologists...
Pair of Earthquakes Confirmed on California’s Central Coast October 27, 2021 A pair of earthquakes rattled California’s central coast late Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. A magnitude 4.7 quake...