The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake.

On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord. Twelve hours later, a landslide from the adjacent mountain unexpectedly collapsed into the fjord,

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning ...

A massive 8.8 earthquake rocked the upper Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening, triggering tsunami alerts for the entire state of Hawaii, parts of Alaska, and the West Coast after the first waves already hit portions of Russia and Japan. The quake hit an area ...

The tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory after a 7.3 earthquake in Alaska. The warning covered a 700-mile area including Kodiak. King Cove officials urged residents to seek higher ground as a precaution. ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Weather ...

According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, people boating in the Endicott Arm area reported a mysterious local tsunami near Harbor Island. Three kayakers camping on Harbor Island reported losing most of their gear, but made it back to Juneau safely, the ...