In early October, we detected a notable increase in earthquake activity about 50 miles south of Kaktovik in the northeastern corner of Alaska (Figure 1).
New analysis finds real, though rare, tsunami threat to upper Cook Inlet
Scientists assessing tsunami threats throughout Alaska recently modeled the flooding scenario of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and discovered that a tsunami could reach upper Cook Inlet, countering a long-held public belief that the region has
Looking back 60 years: How the Great Alaska Earthquake compares
On March 27, 1964, at 5:36 p.m. local time, an earthquake of magnitude 9.2 initiated in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. The Great Alaska Earthquake remains the second-largest ever recorded in the world.
Earthquakes reported in Alaska so far this year: 32117
