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Largest 6.9 M w [ 4] Casualties. None. An earthquake occurred off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. local time. [ 5] The large megathrust earthquake had a moment magnitude ( Mw) of 8.2 according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). [ 6] A tsunami warning was issued by the National Oceanic and ...
Tsunami. Major. Run-up of 67 m (220 ft) at Shoup Bay, Alaska. Casualties. 131 killed. The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. [ 2] Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukraine War. The United States announces a new military aid package to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, an array of anti-armor missiles, vehicles, and other equipment.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. The earthquake was ...
This photo provided by the Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey shows the east flank of Takawangha Volcano near Adak, Alaska, on June 10, 2021. Not one but two volcanoes on the same ...
The 1 January 2024 mainshock was the strongest to hit the peninsula since records began in 1885. [ 14] The swarm began in December 2020 at depths greater than 15 km (9.3 mi) beneath the peninsula's northeast. By mid-March 2021, the earthquake swarm migrated to shallower depths above 15 km (9.3 mi).
August 9, 2024 at 3:19 PM. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands came across a Russian ship in international waters but within the ...
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