During a recent debate on earthquake insurance in the tiny European country of Liechtenstein, a small 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck on September 1st of 2022. Although no injuries were reported in the principality, the need for quake insurance could not have been better demonstrated. The story about politicians debating earthquake insurance at the same time…Read More
June 23rd, 2022 According to multiple media reports a deadly earthquake has struck in Afghanistan killing over 1000 people. Initial estimates put the quake at least a 6.1 magnitude. The quake struck at about 1:30. The event happened very close to the Pakistan Border near the Paktika province. Damage was also reported in Pakistan. The…Read More
An early morning June Earthquake jolted Georgia on June 18th 2022. The Earthquake was a 3.9 Magnitude and was located 7KM east of Stillmore Georgia, this according to the USGS. This is more or less in the center of the state. This was the second day in a row for earthquakes in this area. The…Read More
The 1995 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence was a series of earthquakes that began on August 17th of 1995. The main or most signficant quake occured on September 20th. That shock or quake was magnitude ML 5.8. Over 2,500 aftershocks occured. This situation is eearily similar to another Sequence of Earthquakes that also happened in Ridgecrest but…Read More
By May of 2022 earthquake activity has been a bit surprising. Numerous significant earthquakes have appeared in the United States in some perhaps unusual places. The USGS loosely defines & describes significant as “a combination of magnitude, number of Did You Feel It responses, and PAGER alert level.” This blog post is simply a list…Read More
Very Large Earthquake Hits Alaskan Penisula, triggering aftershocks and tsunami warnings. Potentially the largest American Earthquake in over 50 years? An 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake shook Alaska recently on 1015PM on July 28th 2021. The quake shook for significant period of time. As of the date of this short article the earthquake is being referred to…Read More
On July 4th and 5th of 2019, a series of earthquakes hit the California Ridgecrest area, according to the USGS. A series of signficant foreshocks and aftershocks hit over the two day period. Additionally minor aftershocks were felt for weeks. Minor damage was reported. A few small fires were reported due to this sizeable shake.…Read More