Two significant earthquakes struck Alaska within four days, according to the National Center for Seismology. A 7.3 magnitude ...

Why Alaska’s recent 7.3 earthquake has caught the attention of scientists - Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s ...

Earthquakes are nothing new in the state. Scientists say that one happens about every 10 minutes in Alaska, and according to the USGS, Alaska is the site of the second-largest earthquake ever ...

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake shook the southern region of Alaska in July 2021. Scientists believe the quake may have turned up more than 30 new dinosaur footprints from three different species.

Ground shaking was strongest in Sand Point, with reports of "objects flying out of the pantry and off of shelves," noted the ...

The 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake would have a profound effect on the career of the Russia-born Ruppert, who after 30 years at the Alaska Earthquake Center in Fairbanks is now moving on to a new ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending ...

Elena Suleimani, a tsunami modeler for the Alaska Earthquake Center and coauthor of the existing guidelines, admits they’re imperfect.

Relatively small earthquakes, common in Alaska, shake that unstable landscape, causing landslides above and below sea level that displace massive volumes of water.

She first studied earthquakes in Turkey and Iran, another seismic hotspot, and arrived at the Alaska Earthquake Center to do the same, until the discovery of Barry Arm shifted her focus.

Earthquakes can rattle large swathes of the country. Here's what causes the geologic phenomenon.