Tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska lifted
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A 5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Alaska's Aleutian Islands amid rising seismic activity across the North Pacific, including Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and Southeast Alaska.
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Earthquake Strikes Alaska
According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the Aleutian megathrust is the primary cause of the strongest earthquakes in the region. It's a major subduction zone fault, an area where two tectonic plates meet. Along this fault, the Pacific Plate is being forced beneath the North American Plate, resulting in substantial seismic activity.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions. The ash cloud with an initial height of around 5.5 ...
A tsunami advisory was issued for Alaska's Aleutian Islands, with possible tsunami activity occurring in Shemya, Alaska, at 12:25 AKDT, according to the USGS.