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 ...

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter was recorded at around 90 ...

The entire U.S. West Coast was facing a tsunami threat after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake erupted off Russia's eastern coast ...

Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast on Wednesday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's ...

A tsunami warning has been canceled for south Alaska a couple of hours after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years ...

Tsunami Alerts Issued For US West Coast, Japan, Several Areas After 8.8 Earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka ...

Live Updates: Large earthquake rocks Anchorage, Alaska, causing 'major infrastructure damage' The earthquake was reported by the USGS.

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years — including one that ...