State seismologist warns against a “false sense of security.”
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6.2 magnitude earthquake felt in Adak
The Alaska Earthquake Center says there have been dozens of aftershocks since the Wednesday night quake in the Aleutian Islands. There is no tsunami threat expected.
Earthquake shakes Southeast Alaska, no tsunami danger
The 5.0 tremblor struck just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
New legislation improves earthquake preparedness in Alaska
The legislation approved in Congress on Tuesday renews an earthquake preparedness bill that originally passed 40 years ago. The most recent version of the legislation expired nearly 10 years ago.
Seismologist says earthquake may have triggered mudslide on the Haines Highway
Heavy rains returned to the region this month, triggering a large mudslide on the Haines Highway last weekend. Now the Alaska Earthquake Center says seismic activity may have also played a role.
Magnitude 7.9 earthquake was an intriguing one for seismologists
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake early Tuesday is what is known as a strike-slip, or when two large blocks move side-to-side instead of up-and-down. That, and it’s distance from shore may explain why tsunami waves were so small.
Seismologist: Earthquake swarm not indicative of … anything
A spate of earthquakes widely felt in Southcentral Alaska lately has some wondering if that’s a good sign or a bad sign, insofar as larger quakes are concerned. But you can’t make assumptions on future quakes based on what we’re feeling now, according to Natalia Ruppert, a seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center in Fairbanks.…
Years of budget cuts hamper monitoring of Alaska earthquakes, including Monday’s
The Alaska Earthquake Center has suspended most field maintenance of the state’s 150 seismic monitoring stations. Forty stations are currently offline.
Seismologists count over 100 aftershocks since morning earthquakes
A seismologist says the biggest aftershock recorded so far was a magnitude 4.7. She says the aftershocks won’t travel as wide an area as the earthquakes that triggered them, but Southeast communities could still feel them.
Early morning Earthquake shakes up Southeast Alaska, Yukon
A major earthquake rocked Southeast Alaska and an area of the Yukon on Monday morning. The magnitude 6.2 shaker hit at 4:30 a.m. and was centered near the Haines Highway about 55 miles northwest of Skagway.