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Shaking it up...

3 December 2009

Earthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters. An average of 18 major earthquakes - reaching 7 on the Richter scale or greater - strike around the globe each year, according to a November special report from the ratings agency AM Best.

Following completion of the 2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and subsequent re-set of earthquake models by all major modelling firms, AM Best said: "The perception of US earthquake risk is changing and...

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