Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake hits Alaska

Tsunami warning canceled following strong earthquake off Alaska Peninsula

A tsunami warning issued late Saturday after a strong earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula has now been lifted.

The magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit roughly 60 miles south of Sand Point at 10:48 p.m. Saturday and was followed by several aftershocks, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.

Alaska Volcano Erupts 36 Times in 4 Months, Triples in Size

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Volcano erupts in southwest Alaska; sends ash 20,000 feet

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

Photo from: Live Earthquake Maps

(SOURCE)  Alaska’s Aleutian Islands have been struck with a magnitude 6.9 earthquake late Sunday night.

Depth of 16.8 miles (27.1 kilometers);  73km SW of Nikolski, Alaska;  no reports of injuries or tsunami warning.

Firefighters battle massive blazes from Alaska to drought-hit California

A firefighting helicopter drops water near Camp Bravo summer camp as firefighters battle the Lake Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest, California June 19, 2015. REUTERS/David McNew

7.0 magnitude quake strikes offshore Alaska: USGS

2 Russian nuclear bombers entered Alaska airspace, report says

The tu-95 Bear H bomber

 

Man who shot Anchorage officer gets 22 years in prison

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Bering Sea Superstorm Breaks Pressure Record

MODIS visible satellite image of the Nov. 8, 2011 Bering Sea Superstorm taken at 2:45 p.m., local time.         (Jesse Allen – NASA Earth Observatory)

35,000 Walrus Come Ashore in Northwest Alaska

Corey Accardo / NOAA via AP