In 2011, a megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan produced a huge tsunami that killed over 15,000 people. The 9.0 magnitude quake was so big it shifted the Earth's axis and moved the coast ...

Nearly 70 years ago, the U.S. state of Alaska was hit by a gigantic wave that holds the status of the largest ever recorded.

Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined. Southern Alaska has a high risk of earthquakes due to tectonic plates sliding past each other ...

More than small 230 earthquakes have hit parts of Alaska since Friday, when a 7.0-magnitude tremor knocked out power, ripped open roads and splintered buildings near Anchorage.

A swarm of more than 100 shallow earthquakes at Alaska's Mount Spurr that began Sunday night and ran to Monday morning suggest the volcano could be moving closer to an eruption. "It's about a 50/ ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake just struck outside of Anchorage, Alaska. See live updates.

A powerful 7.8 earthquake that hit in the waters off the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday and triggered a tsunami warning sent residents fleeing for high ground over fears of threatening waves before ...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. The earthquake was ...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska late Saturday, triggering a brief tsunami advisory for the southern part of the state, officials said. The temblor occurred 65.8 miles ...

Alaska Earthquake Center senior scientist Natalia Ruppert directs a group to jump around a seismic station on the playground of Glacier View School on Tuesday, April 30 in Chickaloon.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Gulf of Alaska on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit just before noon and was centered about 70 miles south-southwest ...

We learn about the Alaska-based effort to monitor and warn about tsunamis. Scientists are working to better understand seismic activity in all forms, whether that’s an earthquake, landslide or ...