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'Pure chaos out of nowhere': Mega-landslide and tsunami rip through Tracy Arm south of Juneau

Waves that may have reached 100 feet scoured an inlet that’s frequented by cruise ships, tour vessels and pleasure boats.

100-foot tsunami silently strikes Alaska fjord after rock as big as 40,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools crashes into sea

Something truly astonishing happened in Alaska on Sunday. A mega-landslide and tsunami struck the Tracy Arm south of the city of Juneau. An Alaska seismologist said that the region had been hit by ...
The Vancouver Sun1d

Study maps megathrust quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future

Recent megathrust earthquakes include last month’s 8.8-magnitude quake off the coast of southeast Russia, and the massive ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1d

Study maps 'megathrust' quake zone off northern BC, but risk likely to be far in future

Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest ...
KTVF on MSN2d

No injuries, damage reported after landslide, tsunami in Southeast Alaska, Alaska Earthquake Center says

A NCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A significant landslide fell into water in Southeast Alaska Sunday morning around 5:30 a.m. And ...

B.C. megathrust fault confirmed, could trigger more major quakes, tsunamis

Confirming the megathrust fault line off Haida Gwaii offers a path to improve tsunami modelling in a zone that has produced ...