A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck in the remote Aleutian Island in southwest Alaska on the morning of Sept. 17.

A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near a remote stretch of the Aleutian Islands early Monday morning, along the volatile stretch of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Landslides are a regular hazard in Alaska’s coastal mountains, where fast uplift from tectonic forces and long-term ice loss ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire region was rattled by two earthquakes on Friday. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the Aleutian chain, about 93 miles west-southwest of Adak, Alaska, and about an hour ...

Nearly 500 earthquakes have struck Alaska over the past week, the Alaska Earthquake Center reported, with one of the most recent quakes rattling the Anchorage area on Thanksgiving. “Alaska typically ...

Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of Sept. 30, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

The region’s history includes a magnitude 8.6 earthquake in the Andreanof Islands in 1957 and a magnitude 8.7 earthquake near the Rat Islands in 1965.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The ...

Residents across Southcentral Alaska experienced a rude awakening early Saturday morning when a significant earthquake shook the region, sending many people scrambling out of bed in the predawn hours.

The shaking of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, shook the Alaska-Canada border. The earthquake reportedly happened at 11:41 a.m. Alaska Time. No tsunami is expected, according to ...