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A tsunami warning in Alaska has forced local communities to evacuate to higher ground following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.
The giant earthquake was recorded at 12:37 p.m. local time, southeast of Sand Point, a community located on Popof Island in ...
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...
Alaska citizens can finally relax after the tsunami warning issued following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake was canceled.
A tsunami evacuation route sign in Unalaska. Alaska’s Emergency Operations Center has canceled an annual test of the system responsible for alerting Alaskans about potential tsunamis. Each month ...
A powerful earthquake that prompted tsunami warnings and evacuations Tuesday night caused serious shaking in some Alaska Peninsula communities but little damage. Now, the state seismologist says the ...
Since the depths of Alaska’s fjords can vary widely, a captain could think they have plenty of time to outrun a tsunami, only to have the wave catch up and break right on top of them.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska • Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami waves that devastated a remote Alaskan village ...
The North County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and county emergency services are preparing for Tsunami Preparedness Week, beginning March 22.