Earthquake alert system shows strong promise across Alaska
Sunday, 24 August 2025 () Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2025
For many earthquake scenarios in Alaska, an early warning system could deliver at least 10 seconds of advance notice before hazardous shaking begins, according to researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Their study, published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, found that denser and more evenly distributed seismic station networks could further increase warn
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska's Sand Point coast at 12:37 a.m. local time, shaking the seismically volatile region and triggering a tsunami warning for South Alaska and the..