Southeast Alaska is home to more than 850 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. When you count them up, it’s more ...

On July 16, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula, and four days later, a 7.4 occurred off the east ...

The Pacific Northwest boasts an extensive network of more than 600 seismic monitoring stations that help researchers track ...

A powerful 7.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of Russia, with the tremor felt in Alaska, Japan, and Hawaii, prompting ...

We have seen other earthquakes in the area that have not generated significant tsunami waves, but we’re treating it seriously and going through our procedures, making sure communities are notified so ...

Wednesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years ...

A future Cascadia earthquake could unleash far more than just devastating shaking — it could sink large parts of the Pacific Northwest coastline, dramatically expanding flood zones and leaving ...

A 5.1 earthquake that struck near Egegik on March 31, 2025 could be felt 190 miles away from its epicenter. (USGS Interactive Map) A magnitude 5.1 earthquake, Southwest Alaska’s largest temblor ...

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.