Three and a half hours. That’s how long Washington’s coast would have before a tsunami arrives if a magnitude 9.2 earthquake strikes Alaska. A new study from the Washington Geological Survey finds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vessels are lined up in Whittier's small boat harbor on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Vessels are lined up ...

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning and calls for coastal residents to seek higher ground, though officials later ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials ...

The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake. Luckily, there were no people nearby. But in ...

The tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory after a 7.3 earthquake in Alaska. The warning covered a 700-mile area including Kodiak. King Cove officials urged residents to seek higher ground as a ...

In the spring of 2024, a group of scientists attending a national seismology conference in Anchorage purposely sailed into danger. Chartering a tour boat, they sailed into Prince William Sound and ...