A massive earthquake, the largest on the planet this year, struck near the central coast of Chile at 6:54 pm today. Three persons are confirmed dead in the powerful, 8.3 magnitude quake. One, a 26-year-old woman, died when a wall fell on her, another, a 20-year-old man, died when his truck fell into the sea […]
Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the United States is providing an additional $9 million in aid for earthquake-ravaged Nepal. The added funding brings to $10 million dollars the total amount announced by the U.S. since Saturday’s quake, which has left more than 3,700 people dead. The U.S. Agency for International Development statement said […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker proclaimed Friday, March 27th, 2015 as “1964 Alaskan Earthquake Remembrance Day,” and ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor those lives lost on that tragic day. At a magnitude of 9.2, the Good Friday Earthquake is the second largest earthquake in recorded history. Its force was […]
A large 6.2 magnitude startled residents in the south central region of Alaska today when it began what seemed like minutes-long shaking at 9:51 am on Thursday. The quake, felt as far north as Fairbanks and throughout the Kenai Peninsula, and even Kodiak, occurred just 80 miles to the northwest of Anchorage. The quake knocked […]