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Alaskan coast 8.2 magnitude earthquake was the strongest one in decades, official says
CNN   28 July 2021   Alaska  
<p>The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off Alaska's coast Wednesday night was the strongest one since 1964, an official told CNN.<br />The very strong quake was located about 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, and happened ...
Major 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Alaska: USGS
NTD.TV   23 January 2020   Alaska   Adak  
Major 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Alaska on Jan. 23, 2020. (USGS/Screenshot)
<p>A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck 50 miles west of the city of Adak in Alaska at 7:53 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.</p>
The World's Thickest Mountain Glacier Is Finally Melting, and Climate Change Is 100% to Blame
livescience   07 November 2019   Alaska  
Taku Glacier in Alaska can be seen holding strong in this satellite image captured in August 2014. (Image: © NASA Earth Observatory)
<p>Massive and meaty, the Taku Glacier in Alaska's Juneau Icefield was a poster child for the frozen places holding their own against climate change. As the largest of 20 major glaciers in the region and one of the single thickest glaciers in the world (it ...
Alaska earthquake: Aleutian Island on Ring of Fire hit by HUGE 6.5 magnitude quake
Express   03 April 2019   Alaska   Aleutian Islands  
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Alaska (Image: USGS)
<p>A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Alaska. The quake struck off the Aleutian islands just off the coast of Alaska. The earthquake struck at roughly 12.35pm. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) the earthquake hit a depth ...
Alaska earthquake today: Six hit Alaska within minutes – Anchorage braces for HUGE tremor
Express   21 February 2019   Alaska  
Alaska has been subject to earthquakes for years (Image: Getty)
<p>ALASKA has been struck by six earthquakes within only minutes on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), sparking fears of bigger tremors shaking the US state in the near future.</p> <p>Six earthquakes rocked the ground across Alaska this ...
Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska
CNN   24 January 2018   Alaska   Kodiak  
<p>(CNN) Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves.<br>The tsunami alerts were canceled "because additional information and analysis ...
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6.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Alaska: US Geological Survey
NDTV   09 October 2017   Alaska   Buldir Island  
The earthquake struck at a depth of 111.8 kilometers and 60 kilometers east of the remote Buldir Island.
<p>Washington, United States: A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of the US State of Alaska Sunday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.<br />The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck at a depth of ...
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Alaska’s tiny Bogoslof volcano erupts again, sending an ash cloud miles above the Aleutians
Bogoslof volcano steams on June 22, 2017. (Photo by Cyrus Read, @USGSVolcanoes / Alaska Volcano Observatory)
<p>Alaska's tiny Bogoslof volcano erupted again Monday morning, sending an ash cloud about 6 miles into the sky.<br><br>The "significant explosive eruption" started around 10 a.m. on the remote island in the Bering Sea, northwest of Unalaska Island, and continued ...
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