The Alaska Earthquake Center said the series of moderate-to-strong earthquakes in Alaska's western Aleutian Islands Sunday comprised what scientists call a “swarm"
No damage or injuries were reported, and scientists say the seismic events should not cause residents to worry.
Seismologists are monitoring an earthquake swarm that is continuing to develop off Alaska's Aleutian Island chain and includes several stronger quakes.
Scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center are monitoring an unusually high number of moderate earthquakes near Adak Island.
The quakes come a week after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit off the coast of California with shaking felt for miles.
The magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, the main island of Vanuatu, causing damage across its capital city Port Vila.The National Disaster Management office confirmed nine deaths, with more than 200 people injured.
A swarm of earthquakes, including three exceeding magnitude 6.0, rattled Alaska's western Aleutian Islands on Sunday. Centered near Adak, the tremors, though unusual in their clustered occurrence ...
Luc Mehl, 46, shared a clip of his wife Hannah skating through the forest, which is partially under water due to an earthquake in 1964. Having frozen over due to cold temperatures, the lake with its trees sticking up out of it made for a unique skating experience for the couple in Palmer, Alaska.
Japan’s biggest earthquake hit the country on March 11, 2011. The underwater quake hit around 80 miles off the coast of Honshu, Japan’s biggest island. Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the ensuing weeks — many of which were magnitude 6.0 and stronger.
The 7.0 earthquake earlier this month led to a tsunami warning that was quickly canceled by forecasters but officials have warned people not to assume the next event will play out the same way
A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that struck Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas Sunday comprised what scientists call a “swarm,” but the state’s earthquake monitors said the seismic events should not cause residents to ...
A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that struck Alaska's western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas Sunday comprised what scientists call a swarm," but the state's earthquake monitors said the seismic events should not cause residents to worry.