Tsunami advisories have been issued for several locations throughout the Pacific after the huge earthquake that shook central Chile on Thursday evening taking the lives of at least eight people. The quake was felt throughout much of South America. 15-foot waves struck portions of the coast of Chile, causing as many as a million people […]
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 […]