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Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoA 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but...
7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Alaska Peninsula, prompting brief tsunami warning
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPreliminary data placed the quake about 55 miles southwest of Sand Point, Alaska, the National...
Tsunami warning lifted after earthquake off Alaska coast
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA tsunami warning for Southern Alaska was lifted two hours after it was issued Saturday night, after...
7.2 earthquake strikes off southern Alaskan coast, tsunami advisory no longer in effect
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA tsunami advisory issued after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska late Saturday has since been canceled, officials said. The earthquake hit offshore about 55 miles southwest ...
Tsunami concerns ease following 7.2 earthquake off Alaska Peninsula
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 16—Update: This story has been updated with a new article: 7.2 earthquake off Alaska Peninsula triggers brief tsunami warning, sending some residents to higher ground Update, 12:55 a.m.
The 20 largest recorded earthquakes in history
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate. Here we see the remains of a house amongst a lot of rubble after an earthquake. As the world's tectonic plates...
Officials worry about confusion with Alaska's tsunami-warning alert system
Associated Press via AOL· 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 ...
How big is the largest possible earthquake?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe amount of energy released in an earthquake is controlled by how much of the crust breaks. The good news is, we're not likely to see a magnitude 10.