The minor tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-7.9 earthquake that struck shortly after midnight. It was centered about 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, at a depth of 15 miles, the US Geological ...

Alaska emergency officials are once again trying to figure out why cell phones that weren’t supposed to be triggered beeped awake with an urgent tsunami warning on Saturday night.

The mix of hazards means that “in Alaska, we have the capability to have a very bad day,” as state earthquake geologist Barrett Salisbury, one of the tsunami scientists, puts it.

Elena Suleimani, a tsunami modeler for the Alaska Earthquake Center and coauthor of the existing guidelines, admits they’re imperfect.

FILE- This file photo provided by Andy Varner, city administrator for Sand Point, Alaska, shows the city's harbor on June 7, 2016. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for ...

A team of Alaska-based scientists released a new report showing not only how a tsunami could reach the Upper Cook Inlet, but also just how far inland the water would go.

The tsunami advisory issued following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Alaska was lifted Sunday. Anchorage's National Weather Service at first downgraded the tsunami advisory an hour after it was ...

This file photo provided by Andy Varner, city administrator for Sand Point, Alaska, shows the city’s harbor on June 7, 2016. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday morning, with a tsunami warning issued but later withdrawn.. According to the United States Geological Survey ...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. The earthquake was fe… ...

A team of Alaska-based scientists released a new report showing not only how a tsunami could reach the Upper Cook Inlet, but also just how far inland the water would go.