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Earthquakes shook Alaska, created tsunamis. The effects traveled 4,000 miles to New Orleans.

You probably didn't feel the earthquake that shook Alaska earlier this month or the one that brought tsunamis to the coasts ...

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...
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Journalist Eric Spracklen aboard Royal Caribbean cruise to Alaska says captain alerted them about earthquake after it became viral on social media

Digital strategist and journalist Eric Spracklen shared updates after tsunami alerts were issued for places like Japan, ...
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Alaska experiences an earthquake every 10 minutes, scientists say

Scientists say an earthquake happens in Alaska once every ten minutes. AP Probably the most well-known Alaskan earthquake was the Good Friday earthquake of 1964. It was a 9.2 tremor that ...

An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground Wednesday after a powerful earthquake prompted a tsunami warning. The 7.3-magnitude ...

‘Sleeping Giant’ Fault Under Canada Shows Major Earthquake Potential

The Tintina fault hasn’t produced a large earthquake in 12,000 years, but that could soon change, researchers warn.
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State emergency officials mistakenly told Unalaska to evacuate after mid-July earthquake

The Alaska Emergency Operations Center mistakenly sent an evacuation order to Unalaskans after a mid-July earthquake due to ...
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After Alaska tsunami scare from Russian quake, an expert explains the hazard

Dave Snider, Warning Coordinator with the Tsunami Warning Center, says Alaska got lucky after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake ...