The house rocked as if an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, and waves smacked the big glass window. From the lone dry room where Alexie Stone and his brothers and children gathered,

The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record high water to low-lying Alaska Native communities last weekend and washed away homes, some with people inside.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter was recorded at around 90 km southeast of Sand Point, which sits along the Aleutian Chain of volcanic islands. It had a depth of 32.6 km. The USGS said the ...

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning and calls for coastal residents to seek higher ground, though officials later confirmed no significant damage or injuries. The tremor, which ...

The earthquakes were mostly small and along coastal areas of the country's largest state. The quakes registered from as low as a 2.5 up to 5.2 on the Richter Scale. On Monday there were additional quakes in the area, along with another closer to home.

Facebook has activated their safety check feature after a significant earthquake hit Alaska, rocking the city of Anchorage. Safety check allows people in the affected area to let friends know they are safe. Facebook also has other features within safety ...

JUNEAU, Alaska -- A reported 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula on Monday prompted tsunami warnings for a vast swath of communities, leading some schools to evacuate and send students to higher ground. The size of the quake was originally ...

A major earthquake hasn't struck any of California's biggest cities in more than three decades, but the "Big One" is a matter of when, not if. The annual ShakeOut drill preaches preparedness.