Mid-day on Sunday, December 8, 2024, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake was recorded southwest of Atka Island in the western Aleutians (Figure 1). The earthquake triggered interest because of its significant size.
Quakes and Climate: Insights from the Alaska Earthquake Center
Monitoring climate seems distantly related to the work of the Alaska Earthquake Center, but it can actually improve our seismological studies.
New analysis finds real, though rare, tsunami threat to upper Cook Inlet
Scientists assessing tsunami threats throughout Alaska recently modeled the flooding scenario of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and discovered that a tsunami could reach upper Cook Inlet, countering a long-held public belief that the region has
Staff Spotlight: Elena Suleimani
For Elena Suleimani, studying all kinds of waves for her Bachelor’s degree in radiophysics and electronics at Gorky State University, Russia, led to making waves as a career—studying tsunami hazards in Alaska.
Earthquakes reported in Alaska so far this year: 574
