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ANCHORAGE, AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — Researchers have concluded there is a “rare but real risk” that an earthquake-produced tsunami could inundate parts of coastal Anchorage under certain ...
While the Gulf is far less prone to tsunamis than the Pacific, experts say it’s not entirely out of the question.
Scientists are working to better understand seismic activity in all forms, whether that’s an earthquake, landslide or volcanic eruption. All of these hazards could prompt a tsunami and as ...
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the Anchorage area in 2018 “absolutely should have been” a wakeup call, said Barrett Salisbury, a state geologist who chairs the Alaska Seismic Hazards ...
More than 1,000 people reported feeling the earthquake, ... 4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Alaska. ... causing widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure, ...
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula had triggered the warning. Soon, the Michigan couple, touring Alaska with a group of other RVers, heard sirens sounding. That's when they got ...
A series of rapidly occurring earthquakes beneath two volcanoes in Alaska's Aleutian Islands this week may mean at least one of them could erupt. But while scientists are seeing "significant ...
The United States Geological Survey warned that nearly 75% of the U.S. could face potentially damaging earthquakes and intense ground shaking in the next 100 years. The agency shared new maps ...
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. The earthquake was ...
Impacts of the 2018 earthquake near Wasilla. Earthquakes had a quieter year in 2022. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey) A new report released by the Alaska Earthquake Center shows a quiet ...