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Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but...
Study finds 'rare but real risk' of tsunami threat to parts of Alaska's largest city
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoResearchers have concluded there is a “rare but real risk” that an earthquake-produced tsunami could...
4.6-magnitude quake strikes Alaska near Anchorage, seismologists say. ‘Huge jolt’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Eagle River area near Anchorage, Alaska, the U.S. Geological...
Alaska's Good Friday earthquake is still Earth's second most powerful ever
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Elleda Wilson: Tsunami scare
The Daily Astorian, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 21—On March 27, 1964, a tsunami hit Cannon Beach, caused by a 9.2 earthquake off Anchorage, Alaska. A post in the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum's blog notes that waves as high ...
Officials worry about confusion with Alaska's tsunami-warning alert system
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoConfusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system ...