Huge 8.2 Magnitude Gulf of Alaska Earthquake Generates Little or No Wave Action

Huge 8.2 Magnitude Gulf of Alaska Earthquake Generates Little or No Wave Action

At 10:15 pm on Wednesday night, residents along the southern coast of Alaska were shaken awake by a huge earthquake that prompted evacuations all along the Aleutian Chain, Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and the southern Kenai Peninsula. Concerned citizens headed for higher ground and evacuation centers as sirens wailed in the coastal communities. The earthquake, […]

One Succumbs to Cold, One Missing, and One Survives in Chignik Lake Capsize Saturday Afternoon

One Succumbs to Cold, One Missing, and One Survives in Chignik Lake Capsize Saturday Afternoon

AST revealed that five Chignik Lake residents were rescued while one body was recovered and one remains missing after a tragic Saturday afternoon incident there. At 3:16 pm on Saturday afternoon, Fairbanks troopers were alerted that a skiff with three aboard had capsized while transporting a snow machine on its bow after encountering a wave […]