Earthquake

by The Associated Press Sunday, June 20, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Seismologists say an earthquake in Alaska's Prince William Sound was felt over a wide area Sunday morning. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 4.5 magnitude quake occurred just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday. It was centered about 28 miles southwest of Valdez. According to the information center, the earthquake was felt in Valdez, Anchorage, Palmer and Sutton. There are no immediate reports of damage.

by The Associated Press Monday, June 28, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A minor earthquake that struck south of Anchorage was felt in several area communities. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 3.5-magnitude temblor hit at 6:49 p.m. Sunday and was centered 17 miles southeast of Anchorage at a depth of 16 miles. The agency says the quake was felt in Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood and Palmer, but there were no reports of damage from the mild seismic event.

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was recorded in Southern Alaska at 8:22 a.m. on Friday, according to USGS. A seismologist reviewed the data and and the info was updated on the United States Geological Survey's site. The quake initially registered at 4.0 magnitude. It happened 16 miles southwest of Anchorage. The magnitude of the quake  will not generate a tsnuami, according to the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred just before 8:30 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. NWS officials state that the quake centered 30 miles west of Anchorage and 60 miles southwest of Palmer. A tsunami warning was not issued for this earthquake.   Contact Jessica Ridgway  

Wednesday marked the 49th anniversary of the 1964 earthquake that rocked Alaska, generating a deadly tsunami after the 9.2 magnitude temblor. Some 115 Alaskans died on that Good Friday, mostly due to waves, with another 15 deaths reported in Oregon and California. The anniversary is prompting longtime Alaskans to remember the quake. Roberta Carney, the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency management's deputy director, was just 5 years old-- but she recalls the day vividly.

It has been 48 years since the Good Friday Earthquake that struck Alaska on March 27, 1964 -- but Tay Thomas remembers it vividly. Thomas was at her Turnagain home with her two children when she felt the first rumble; her instincts told her to head outside, and that's what she did. "The ground had started shaking and we were flung to the ground by the shaking, it was so hard. We just couldn't stand," Thomas said. Thomas watched as her home crumbled. The cliff that her house sat on broke off. She says she felt oddly calm as she and her children were also carried toward the water.

Writer Erin Kirkland is the editor of AKontheGO.com , a website dedicated to family travel in the 49th state. Everybody in Alaska knows about The Earthquake. The bone-jarring five minutes in 1964 changed lives and landscape forever during the 9.2 temblor, shaping people and commerce in a way that AK Fam witnessed personally during our Labor Day visit to a town affected in a most unique way.   Valdez sits in a protected harbor at the end of Valdez Arm, a rugged and beautiful channel that provides the base for mountains rising from sea level to 6,000 feet in an instant.

by Rhonda McBride Friday, April 2, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- It was 46 years ago that the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska to its core -- but the final draft of history is still being written. A new documentary, "Waves Over Seward," features footage of the disaster that was almost lost. On March 27, 1964, the earthquake ruptured Standard Oil tanks at the Port of Seward, touching off a furious fire captured on film that recently surfaced at an estate sale. "I don't know who shot this film," said "Waves Over Seward" producer Russ Weston.

Wednesday marked the 49th anniversary of the 1964 earthquake that rocked Alaska, generating a deadly tsunami after the 9.2 magnitude temblor. Some 115 Alaskans died on that Good Friday, mostly due to waves, with another 15 deaths reported in Oregon and California. The anniversary is prompting longtime Alaskans to remember the quake. Roberta Carney, the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency management's deputy director, was just 5 years old-- but she recalls the day vividly.

Tsunami Info Stmt: M4.2 030Mi NW Anchorage, Alaska 1305AKDT Mar 10: Tsunami NOT expected #WCATWC - NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_WCATWC) March 10, 2013 An earthquake jolted areas in Southcentral Alaska, including Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley, on Sunday afternoon. The quake hit around 1:05 p.m. Sunday and had a preliminary magnitude of 4.2, according to the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. The Palmer-based center said there was no tsunami danger due to the earthquake.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred just before 8:30 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. NWS officials state that the quake centered 30 miles west of Anchorage and 60 miles southwest of Palmer. A tsunami warning was not issued for this earthquake.   Contact Jessica Ridgway  

The Anchorage Police Department said Tuesday the human remains found Monday afternoon in Earthquake Park can only be identified by dental records. "T he body's in too bad of a state of decomposition that I can't even tell you the sex yet , "  said APD Lt. Anthony Henry. Henry said they do not know how long the identification process will take. Police wouldn't give an estimate on how the long the body had been in that location. It was found by a passerby just off the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail between the path and the water around 2:45p.m.

An early Wednesday morning earthquake shook the Kenai Peninsula area. The quake happened around 4:50 a.m. and measured a 4.4 magnitude, according to the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. It was centered 15 miles south of Sterling with a depth of 36.5 miles. There were no initial reports of damage.

Anchorage and Southcentral residents were shook with an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6, according to the United States Geological Survey. USGS had a preliminary magnitude at 4.7 and minutes later the magnitude was listed at 4.8 when the quake occurred around 7:02 a.m. on Wednesday about 8 miles southwest of Anchorage. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center said the quake's depth was listed at 37 miles. The National Ocenic and Atmospheric Adminstration center said a tsunami will not be generated.