Researchers predict the most likely outcome of the unrest at Mt. Spurr is “one or more explosive events” that could last as ...

We learn about the Alaska-based effort to monitor and warn about tsunamis. Scientists are working to better understand seismic activity in all forms, whether that’s an earthquake, landslide or ...

Lori Townsend reports, the people who monitor seismic activity worldwide are in Alaska Alaskans know that the risk of tsunami is always present. The recent 20-year anniversary of the deadly ...

A tsunami evacuation route sign in Unalaska. Alaska’s Emergency Operations Center has canceled an annual test of the system responsible for alerting Alaskans about potential tsunamis.

Alaska, one of the world’s most seismically active locations, just completed a relatively quiet year for earthquakes but a busy year for landslides in the Southcentral region, according to an ...

It said the quake did “not meet the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami” along the coast. Chile is located in the so-called “Ring of Fire” — the region running from Chile to Alaska where ...

Local tsunamis are waves affecting coastlines close to the generating area (whether by tectonic or landslide activity). They may be quite severe but only affect a limited area. An example is a fjord ...