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A landslide early Sunday morning in the Endicott Arm area of Alaska near the state's capital triggered a local tsunami with ...
A new study reveals that an earthquake early warning system, similar to the USGS ShakeAlert used in California, Oregon, and ...
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You probably didn't feel the earthquake that shook Alaska earlier this month or the one that brought tsunamis to the coasts of Russia and Japan on Wednesday — but Lake Pontchartrain did.
A massive tsunami-causing landslide in Southeast Alaska on Sunday likely sent more than 100 million cubic meters of debris — ...
Nation World An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake The quake was felt as far away as Anchorage, almost 600 miles (966 km) to the northeast.
Nation World An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake The quake was felt as far away as Anchorage, almost 600 miles (966 km) to the northeast.
Alaska's southern coast is earthquake-prone, and Wednesday's was the fifth in roughly the same area since 2020 exceeding magnitude 7, state seismologist Michael West said.
The second reason for increased seismic activity is aftershocks. Alaska has seen a few big-ticket earthquakes in the past five years including an earthquake in 2021 that had a magnitude of 8.2.