Alaska law enforcement agencies conducted a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative focusing on the state’s most violent offenders. This two-week initiative, called Operation Sockeye, resulted in the arrest of 119 fugitives living in South-central Alaska. To have the greatest impact on violent crime, Operation Sockeye utilized the expertise of law enforcement partners to significantly impact our […]
A large earthquake occurred 75 miles to the south of Chignik at 10:13 pm on Tuesday night prompting a widespread tsunami alert throughout south-central Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula, and the Aleutian Chain. The earthquake was updated to 7.8 magnitude from the initial report of 7.4. Aftershocks continued in the Alaska Peninsula area and by […]
Another large aftershock shook the Anchorage metropolitan area awake at 7:45 am on Sunday morning. The quake, measured at 5.0, was generated 9.3 miles to the northwest of Anchorage across the inlet from the city. It was calculated to have its origins 28 miles beneath the surface. The shaker was felt throughout the south-central area […]
Residents throughout south-central Alaska were jolted from their sleep with a huge jolt at 1:30 am that lasted for 30-45 seconds. The quake was initially reported as not one, but two shakers, generated within three seconds of each other and five miles apart. The reported 6.4 and 7.1 quakes, later reported by the USGS as a […]