(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed the week of March 21-27 as “Tsunami Preparedness Week” in Alaska and issued the following remarks: WHEREAS, emergency preparedness at state, regional, and local levels is extremely vital for survival in times of crisis; and WHEREAS, Alaska’s coastline contains many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis […]
Tsunami warnings were issued for the western Pacific early Saturday after an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked northeast Japan offshore near the Miyagi Prefecture at 10:09 am Alaska Time. The USGS reports that the quake occurred at a depth of 34 miles and was felt as far away as Tokyo. Firefighters in Japan report no damage […]
In 1958, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered a rockslide into Southeast Alaska’s Lituya Bay, creating a tsunami that ran 1,700 feet up a mountainside before racing out to sea. Researchers now think the region’s widespread loss of glacier ice helped set the stage for the quake. In a recently published research article, scientists with the University […]
The southern tip of the Kenai experienced a moderate earthquake at 1:23 pm on Tuesday, the earthquake generated no tsunami warnings and no damage was reported. The 4.4 quake occurred at a depth of 39 miles beneath the surface 30 miles south of Homer and was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula. While the Tsunami Center […]