Alaska’s Emergency Operations Center has cancelled an annual test of the system responsible for alerting Alaskans about ...

Alaska had two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes in 2024, and they were the state’s largest quakes for the year, according to the ...

Volcanologists are closely monitoring the 11,070-foot-tall stratovolcano, located roughly 75 miles from Anchorage, after a recent uptick in earthquakes ...

The Alaska Legislature is considering a bill that would create a new state insurance program to address damages from floods, ...

Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches. They can happen anywhere, but they’re ...

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Residents from Anchorage to Peters Creek reported feeling the magnitude 4.3 earthquake as it struck west of the city.

Earthquakes in Maine, while fairly common, are usually small and do little or no damage. According to the Maine Geological ...

“Taiwan earthquake today,” text on the video reads ... The video shared on Facebook, however, does not show any damage caused by either of those aftershocks. Each of the clips in the montage ...

The 4.5-magnitude earthquake — quite powerful compared to most that occur in Texas — happened at 9:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the USGS says. It was detected about 12 miles east-northeast from the ...

They can happen anywhere, but they’re most common in Alaska, California ... “There can be serious hazards after an earthquake, such as damage to the building, leaking gas and water lines ...