Landslide-induced tsunamis are generated when mass-scale failures, including subaerial and submarine landslides, abruptly displace water and initiate tsunami waves. These events have captured ...

Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska have detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and ...

According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, people boating in the Endicott Arm area reported a mysterious local tsunami near Harbor Island. Three kayakers camping on Harbor Island reported losing most ...

In the spring of 2024, a group of scientists attending a national seismology conference in Anchorage purposely sailed into danger. Chartering a tour boat, they sailed into Prince William Sound and ...

Camped on an island in Southeast Alaska a few mornings ago, Sasha Calvey heard a commotion outside her tent. “(On Aug. 10) at 5:45 a.m., I woke to a loud roar of rushing water,” the 25-year-old ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - More photos are coming in from last Sunday’s landslide and tsunami in Southeast Alaska. According to the US Geological Survey, preliminary interpretation of photos shows the ...

It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it. The slide created a gargantuan splash – a ...

Early Sunday morning, Sasha Calvey awoke to a roar. “I look out of the tent, and then I see a massive wave coming, like, inches away,” Calvey said. Calvey was camped with two friends, Billy White and ...

Chunks of river ice tore down trees after a landslide caused a tsunami in the Yukon in December. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

JUNEAU, Alaska – A landslide early Sunday morning in the Endicott Arm area of Alaska near the state's capital triggered a local tsunami with waves estimated to be up to 15 feet high. According to the ...