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Alaska's Iliamna Volcano last erupted in 1867 and was caught shaking from frequent small earthquakes, which were unlikely to ...
Welcome to your weekly seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ...
A series of moderate to strong earthquakes hit Alaska's western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas on Sunday, in what scientists are referring to as a "swarm,". It comes after a series of ...
ANCHORAGE — A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the last few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption.
The 11,000-foot-tall active volcano Mount Spurr, about 80 miles west of Anchorage, has experienced 22 earthquakes since April 10, leaving scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory unable to ...
Earthquakes in Alaska are part of everyday life due to the state being extremely seismically active. So in 1987, the Alaska Earthquake Center was founded to monitor and research what happens when ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Hundreds of small earthquakes have been reported near a volcano in southeast Alaska believed to have been dormant for at least 800 years.
A swarm of more than 100 shallow earthquakes at Alaska's Mount Spurr that began Sunday night and ran to Monday morning suggest the volcano could be moving closer to an eruption. "It's about a 50/ ...
Alaska is no stranger to earthquakes. In fact, it’s the most seismically-active state in the US, experts say. The state also experienced the second-largest earthquake to ever hit the US -- a 9.2 ...
Ruppert thinks being a seismologist in Alaska was perhaps an advantage for a woman in science 30 years ago, a time when her colleagues were mostly men. “There was no discrimination here — I ...
And the 1964 Alaska quake was a standout, considered the second largest earthquake in modern history. It’s magnitude 9.2 punch coming in below a 9.5 in Chile just four years earlier in 1960.