Alaska Earthquake-Prone State

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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years — including one that shook communities almost exactly two years earlier.

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Alaska earthquake was followed by 40 aftershocks

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A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

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An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground ...

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Alaska the most quake-prone state

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The perky ‘‘cock-a-doodle-doo’’ of a rooster sounds in Roger Smith’s office every time an earthquake rumbles beneath Alaska. Temblors throughout the state trigger ...

Washington Times8y

Agency takes tectonics study to earthquake-prone Alaska

Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and America’s shakiest state is about to have its ground examined like never before.

Wall Street Journal9y

Southern Alaska Startled by Major Earthquake - WSJ - The Wall Street ...

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake jolted the nerves of residents and knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska early Sunday morning, but no injuries were reported.

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Agency takes tectonics study to earthquake-prone Alaska - KRQE NEWS 13

Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and America’s shakiest state is about to have its ground examined like never before.

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