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- Last December, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of a remote area of southern Alaska, but it did not spark any tsunami warnings that could threaten the region’s sparsely populated string of islands.
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Oct 16, 2023 · M 6.4 - 78 km NNW of Adak, Alaska . 2023-10-16 11:35:30 (UTC) 52.559°N 176.924°W; 174.0 km depth; Interactive Map
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Aug 5, 2018 · Instead of X-rays, we use seismic energy radiating out from distant magnitude 6.0-plus earthquakes to help us “see” features we physically just can’t get to.
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Jul 29, 2021 · Last December, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of a remote area of southern Alaska, but it did not spark any tsunami warnings that could threaten the region’s sparsely...
Aug 13, 2018 · KAVIK RIVER CAMP, Alaska — Alaska's North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state's seismologist said. At 6:58 a.m. Sunday, the magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck an area 42 miles (67 kilometers) east of Kavik River Camp and 343 miles (551 kilometers) northeast of Fairbanks, the state's second ...
Aug 16, 2023 · In the worst scenario—a magnitude 9.2 rupture striking farther south than the 1964 earthquake and triggering a tsunami that arrives at high tide—a 10-meter-tall wave would swamp Anchorage. “We need to take it seriously, even though it’s a low-probability event,” Salisbury says.
Dec 1, 2020 · A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the coast of a remote area of southern Alaska on Tuesday, but there were no warnings of a tsunami that could threaten the...
