An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

Welcome to your weekly seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

The earthquake was centered in Hope at a depth of 42.8 kilometers (about 27 miles). The USGS said it received 131 reports of ...

The Great Alaska earthquake in 1964 lowered coastal areas by more than 6 feet, the researchers wrote. In the aftermath, some communities had to relocate to higher ground because of increased tidal ...

It has also been reported in several previous Indonesian earthquakes, major quakes in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2010 and 2011, and the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964.

The base was officially closed in 1997. Today, fewer than 200 people live on the island. Alaska Airlines operates a single commercial route to Adak using Boeing 737s. Eareckson Air Station on Shemya ...

But representatives of the island’s primary clinic are worried some of those essential services could be jeopardized if they don’t receive enough funding through the city’s local grants program.

The Great Alaska earthquake in 1964 lowered coastal areas by more than 6 feet, the researchers wrote. In the aftermath, some communities had to relocate to higher ground because of increased tidal ...

Heading out west shows a different aspect of coastal Alaska. The beauty is of a more austere, remote kind here. Lush forests give way to lonely, mist-shrouded islands ... of locals who lived through ...

May 1, 2025 — A new study has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team compared the earthquake signals during two eruptions ...