A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake ...

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake, Southwest Alaska's largest temblor in years, shook much of the region on Monday night. The quake, which struck at about 8 p.m. Monday, was centered about 37 miles east ...

Welcome to your weekly seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ...

There have been periods of increased earthquake ... in south-central Alaska communities, according to the observatory. In 1992, ashfall of about a quarter-inch in Anchorage prompted residents ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Governor Mike Dunleavy declared March 23 through 29 of this year as Tsunami Preparedness Week. It also marks 61 years since the Great Alaska Earthquake and the tsunamis that ...

It is an 11,070-foot tall, ice- and snow-covered volcano roughly 80 miles northwest of Anchorage. Mount Spurr is one of 53 volcanoes in Alaska that ... of increased earthquake or other activity ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has revealed that recent overflights of Mount Spurr, which is near Anchorage ... Elevated earthquake activity and ground deformation continue.” ...

Alaska was shaken by a a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday afternoon. The tremor, about 75 miles north west of Anchorage, shook buildings for about 15 to 20 seconds in the city at around 3.30pm.