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July 17, 2017 M7.7 Komandorskie Islands earthquake: A missing piece of the tectonic puzzle

July 19

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake on July 17, 2017 in the Komandorskie Islands is the largest of its kind

A busy start to May

May 8

After a long spell with few earthquakes strong enough to be felt, over the last ten days we've had 3 earthquakes larger than magnitude 6, seven larger than M5, and more than fifty larger than M4.

Earthquakes in the Denali Region

January 31

Earthquakes beneath and around Denali are very common and in fact encapsulate three stories of Alaska seismicity in one location.

The almost forgotten earthquake of the Alaska Gold Rush

January 30

UAF's Carl Tape will be speaking on Tuesday night in Fairbanks about his research into an elusive 1904 magnitude 7.3 earthquake that happened, we now believe, somewhere near Lake Minchumina. This is a detective story.

Earthquakes in Alaska in 2016

January 24

We have completed processing of earthquakes for 2016. Here are some numbers:

New recent events list for low-bandwidth users

January 18

In response to user feedback, we have added a simplified list of recent earthquakes to our website.

Seismology in the Classroom - a new class for teachers

December 20

Beginning on January 17, the Earthquake Center's Lea Gardine will be teaching a new online course for educators.

Revamping the sound installation "The Place Where You Go to Listen"

October 4

Hundreds of seismic stations send data continuously to our lab from places scattered across Alaska.

Lessons from Italy's M6.2 earthquake

August 29

Please check out Mike's Alaska Dispatch piece, "Quake in Italy should remind Alaskans of our own peril."

Quakes near Pothole glacier

August 2

Many of you have noticed the significant swarm of small quakes occurring about 8 miles west of Mt. Spurr. Since June 11, there have been hundreds of earthquake-like events with magnitudes up to 2.4.