September is national preparedness month and, for many Alaskans, that means thinking about tsunamis. With the most earthquakes and the longest coastline in the U.S., Alaska is the state most vulnerable to tsunamis. However, planning for natural disasters is difficult across a landscape peppered with communities only accessible by boat or seaplane. The Alaska Earthquake Center’s new Alaska […]
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon at 8:07 am on Thursday 184 miles west of Coos Bay according to USGS. The quake, which was generated at a depth of 3.4 miles, was reported by over 350 people immediately after. It was felt as far away as Seattle because of the relative […]
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the inhabitants of the southern Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island awake at 1:52 am. While the quake was quite significant, the tsunami center reported that no tsunami is expected. The shaker was generated at a depth of 40 miles beneath the mouth of Cook Inlet near the Barren Islands […]
Aftershocks continue to roll through the Anchorage bowl, with yet another, a 4.9 on Thursday morning, according to USGS. This latest aftershock was generated approximately 21.7 miles down at 5:21 am. It occurred a scant 10 miles to the northwest of the metropolitan area and shook Anchorage residents awake. This morning’s shock was the largest of […]