Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of Jan. 21. I’m Michael West with the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

ADAK, Alaska – A 7.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia triggered a Tsunami Advisory for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska on Thursday, but the alert has since been canceled. The quake struck just before ...

A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of Alaska on September 18 following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia. The advisory represents the second highest warning level in the ...

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has triggered a tsunami warning along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast, prompting communities to order residents to higher ground. The tremor struck at ...

Vessels are lined up in Whittier's harbor on July 16, 2025. The harbor look out onto western Prince WIlliam Sound, which is packed with melting glaciers and narrow fjords, where steep slopes are at ...

SAND POINT, Alaska (NewsNation Now) — A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest ...

The first tsunami waves have already struck Alaska, Japan, and Russia following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Pacific. The world’s largest in 14 years, ...

PERRYVILLE, Alaska — A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Alaska after a large earthquake struck the state's southern peninsula. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 8.2 and ...

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday morning caused the National Weather Service to issue a since-cancelled tsunami warning for Alaska's Aleutian Islands. File ...