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2021 Seismicity Year in Review

February 22, 2022

Seismicity for 2021 has been analyzed, quality controlled, and cataloged (figure 1). Despite the largest U.S.

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What happens when background noise is louder than an earthquake?

December 14, 2021

Noise is all around us, all the time. Vibrations in the earth are much the same. Natural and anthropogenic (or man-made) vibrations are a constant source of noise that is recorded on seismic sensors around the world.

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A M4.9 Jolt in Interior Alaska

September 14, 2021

Tonight’s M4.9 earthquake at 9:56pm rattled the Interior, with felt reports from Fairbanks, North Pole, Salcha, Nenana, Healy, Cantwell, Delta Junction, Ch

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Staff Spotlight: Ezgi Karasözen

September 03, 2021

From Mars research to earthquakes in Alaska, postdoctoral researcher Ezgi Karasözen has covered a lot of ground.

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Why a small tsunami is not a false alarm

August 16, 2021

On July 28, 2021 tsunami warning sirens sounded in coastal towns along southern Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula.

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Largest earthquake in 50 years: What we know so far

July 29, 2021

At 10:15pm Alaska time on July 28, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck offshore of the Alaska Peninsula, the largest U.S. earthquake in 50 years.

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How a small earthquake in Salcha can remind us of our history

July 23, 2021

Many people in Interior Alaska felt the M4.7 earthquake near Salcha tonight, July 22, 2021, at 8:20 pm AKDT (Figure 1).

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M6.1 earthquake: A well-known process, in an interesting location

May 31, 2021

The magnitude 6.1 earthquake late in the evening on Sunday May 30 occurred about 100 km, or 60 miles, east of Talkeetna and was felt across much of mainland Alaska.

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That’s Deep: M5.5 April 8 Earthquake felt across Alaska

April 08, 2021

At 9:10am on April 8, Alaskans from the Kenai Peninsula to Fairbanks had a little shakeup to start their day when a magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit.

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2020 Seismicity Year in Review

February 10, 2021

The largest and third largest earthquakes worldwide in 2020 were both in Alaska: the M7.8 Simeonof Earthquake and its M7.6 aftershock.

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