Earthquake insurance can be a powerful tool for speeding and strengthening recovery after an earthquake, yet data show that uptake of residential earthquake insurance in the U.S. is very low. To address this issue, CUSEC and the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) are partnering to deliver an earthquake-insurance themed forum in Memphis, Tennessee on March […]
M4.0 Missouri Earthquake – November 17, 2021
Just before 9:00PM CST on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred near Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The earthquake occurred along what is most commonly referred to as the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), a system of faults that stretches from northeast Arkansas and southeastern Missouri into Southern Illinois. Although dozens — if not […]
Earthquake Insurance Summit — POSTPONED
COVID concerns nationwide and ongoing travel restrictions for many of the attendees interested in attending make it prudent for us to postpone the Central U.S. Earthquake Insurance Summit, scheduled for September 28-29, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Summit is temporarily postponed until spring of 2022. Stay tuned to the CUSEC website for updates. Experts say […]
CUSEC to Host Facebook Live Event on March 12th
In partnership with our Member States, CUSEC is hosting a Facebook Live presentation and Q/A on March 12at 12:30PM CST. During the event, representatives from CUSEC, as well as geologists and emergency managers from Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, and Missouri, will inform viewers about earthquake hazards and potential risks, as well as what can be done […]
Webinar Announcement: New Technologies for Earthquake Resilience
On February 25, 2021, CUSEC is hosting a webinar on new technologies to support earthquake risk reduction, mitigation planning, and disaster resilience efforts. The webinar will feature the CUSEC Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) App—a data collection, visualization, and reporting tool for screening buildings for potential earthquake vulnerabilities. Register for this Webinar The app and its […]