The Queen Charlotte fault system is one of the fastest moving strike-slip faults in the world ... seismic hazard map for the state, Haeussler said. Information from: Ketchikan (Alaska) Daily ...

U.S. researchers have completed the first high-resolution, comprehensive mapping of one of the fastest moving underwater tectonic faults in the world ... to map large portions of the Cascadia ...

JUNEAU — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Alaska’s most populous region has renewed focus on the state’s readiness to deal with a natural disaster. And it’s not just earthquakes that pose a ...

John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters, especially in relation to U ...

A new digital geologic map ... Alaska state survey, as well as a revolution in the science of geology through the paradigm shift to plate tectonics, and the development of digital methods. Completion ...