16 November 2016Insurance

New California earthquake analysis suggests damage could be double previous estimates

A single large earthquake along the San Andreas Fault line could rupture simultaneously in both Northern and Southern California potentially causing 126 percent more residential property damage than previously thought, according to data analysis from CoreLogic.

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