April 1, 1946, was witness to a deadly tsunami earthquake generated south of Unimak Island with a moment magnitude of 8.6. that caused consequential events that lent to a number of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii. The megathrust earthquake, that struck in the early morning hours, was generated 13,000 feet below the ocean’s surface […]
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern California shook a large part of the state at 9:44 am Alaska time. The earthquake spawned a tsunami warning urging the public to move inland away from the shoreline. The warning was lifted a short time later at 11:54 am after a wave failed to occur. […]
Scientists assessing tsunami threats throughout Alaska recently modeled the flooding scenario of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and discovered that a tsunami could reach upper Cook Inlet, countering a long-held public belief that the region has no tsunami risk. A new report by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical […]