The USGS described the earthquake as "notable," confirming that it may have been felt by residents in Sand Point and nearby ...

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 ...

Scientists say an earthquake happens in Alaska once every ten minutes. AP. Probably the most well-known Alaskan earthquake was the Good Friday earthquake of 1964.

If you ask Alaska Earthquake Center Director Michael West, he’ll tell you that what matters isn’t how many seismic stations the state is losing, but how many it gained.

A tsunami warning has been issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula after a massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake, ...

Field engineer Scott Dalton adjusts a radio communications link at a seismic station south of Cantwell. (Photo by Ian Dickson/Alaska Earthquake Center) Alaska seismologists say continuing budget ...

Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.

This aerial photo shows the Homer Spit in Alaska, which is just south of the Cook Inlet. Although they are not visible in the photo, fiber optic ...

A set of earthquake monitors now installed across Alaska offers abundant possibilities for scientific research. But they could soon disappear. Scientists, lawmakers and federal agencies are ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alaska Communications is collaborating with the University of Michigan’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences to allow earthquake monitoring data to ...

Alaska seismologists say continuing budget cuts are affecting their ability to quickly detect and pinpoint earthquakes. Helena Buurman of the Alaska Earthquake Center testified on Saturday before ...