Earthquakes

7/12/2023 - 4 min read

2023 Turkey Earthquakes: Models Should Already Consider These Events

Large earthquake risk in Turkey is very much a reality and can produce significant losses.

6/3/2022 - 5 min read

Are property owners and insurers ready for the next big earthquake?

The big question facing many insurers and policyholders is: Are we equipped for these rare-but-devastating disasters?

4/7/2022 - 4 min read

3 Major Iberian Earthquakes Highlight European Risk

A brief history of 3 major earthquakes will highlight the risks that European regions are susceptible to, even in modern day.

1/24/2022 - 3 min read

Chile’s Earthquake Resilience is an Iterative Process

With a 6,435 km coastline along the Circum-Pacific belt, Chile has become resilient against earthquake damage with this iterative process.

5/19/2021 - 13 min read

Managing Tsunami Risk in Japan, After Tohoku

This article is the third and final one in our series on managing Japan earthquake risk; it describes our updates to modeling tsunami risk.

5/21/2020 - 3 min read

Valdivia Earthquake: The Strongest Ever Recorded

The Valdivia earthquake was a 9.5 Mw - great earthquakes are usually 8.0 Mw. Learn more about the greatest earthquake ever recorded.

4/3/2018 - 4 min read

When a home’s high value also means high earthquake risk

Compared to standard-value homes, high-value homes are larger and more complex structures that are generally constructed better, but may be more vulnerable to earthquakes

11/6/2017 - 17 min read

Top 10 historical earthquakes in the U.S.: What would they cost today?

Verisk periodically publishes a list of the costliest historical U.S. earthquakes—were they to recur today.

2/22/2017 - 11 min read

U.S. Earthquake Model Update Enhances View of Wood Frame Vulnerability

The update to AIR Earthquake Model for the US includes vulnerability assessment of non-engineered wood frame construction, the majority of resident buildings in the US

1/26/2017 - 9 min read

Earthquake Risk in the United States: A Major Model Update

This article provides an overview of updates made to the AIR Earthquake Model for the United States, including a discussion on the newly available seismic hazard data.

12/29/2016 - 3 min read

Better understanding earthquake risk

The WGCEP progression of models have become increasingly accurate, detailed, and sophisticated in their representations of a particularly complex natural system.

7/15/2009 - 11 min read

From 1755 to Today—Reassessing Lisbon’s Earthquake Risk

The Great Lisbon Earthquake occurred in the morning hours of All Saints Day, a Catholic high holiday, on November 1, 1755.