A new scientific analysis of the event shows tiny earthquakes triggered a massive landslide.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a preliminary magnitude 4.8 earthquake has shaken Anchorage and other communities in southern Alaska, but no damage has been reported. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanksgiving got off to a shaky start in south-central Alaska as a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the region on Thursday morning ...

The year saw “slightly higher than average” seismic activity, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and ...

The earthquake hit just after 9:30 a.m. local time and was centered in a remote coastal area about 110 miles south of Anchorage, where nearly 300,000 people live, Fox Weather reported. Seismologists ...

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 earthquake was originally measured at 6.2 before being downgraded to 6.0. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southcentral Alaska on Thanksgiving morning. Tremors were widely felt, but no major ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred at 11:41 a.m. local time in northeast of Yakutat, ...

A sudden jolt shook a sparsely populated corner of North America Saturday afternoon, sending tremors through mountain towns and triggering a flurry of emergency calls. According to The Associated ...