On a quiet Wednesday afternoon, terrifying sirens shattered the calm in parts of central Alaska. Sudden Earthquake Sparks Chaos and Panic At exactly 12:38 p.m. local time, a powerful 7.2 magnitude ...

No damage was immediately reported. The main threat had been dangerous currents or waves, not widespread inundation, the U.S.

Ground shaking was strongest in Sand Point, with reports of "objects flying out of the pantry and off of shelves," noted the ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for Alaska after a 7.2 magnitude tremor struck at a depth of 22 miles rocked the Pacific ...

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.

More than half of the City of Unalaska's tsunami sirens aren't functioning, according to city officials. The city tested its tsunami sirens, which were purchased in 1996, on Wednesday.

Though only these regions are at risk, residents are urged to evacuate low-lying areas and stay alert for updates. Alaska, part of the seismic Pacific Ring of Fire, previously endured a deadly 9.2 ...

In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible ...

Kodiak has heard the wail of sirens every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. for decades. They sound like something out of an old, World War II movie – a weekly test of a warning system to signal households ...