Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits 68 km W of Point Hope, Alaska -- USGS

NEW YORK, March 13 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 68 km W of Point Hope, Alaska at 2025-03-12 17:29:44 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 0.0 km, was initially determined to be at 68. …

‘Schools have been waiting’: Alaska House passes public school funding boost

Rep. Rebecca Himschoot, I-Sitka, speaks in support of the education funding bill on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill Wednesday that would substantially increase …

Seeing the lunar eclipse in Alaska

Alaska Works Partnership Expands Training with Lowe’s Foundation Grant

Jana Mabie, an apprentice with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), says AWP training has helped her professional journey in multiple ways. In the two years between high school and becoming indentured with IBEW, Mabie took AWP …

A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 2:55 p.m. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased. The Alaska …

‘Losing from uncertainty’: Experts say chaotic federal funding freezes are disrupting rural Alaska projects

Alaska experts on energy, housing and infrastructure said almost three-quarters-of-a-billion dollars is in limbo from President Donald Trump’s funding freezes – and that uncertainty is affecting local communities. The Trump administration paused funding …

Alaska volcano’s eruption ‘likely,’ could send ash to state’s population centers within weeks

The likelihood of an Alaska volcano’s explosive eruption not far from the state’s largest city has increased, according to researchers. Officials with the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported Wednesday morning that flights over the volcano on Friday and …

An eruption of Alaska's Mount Spurr is ‘likely’ within weeks or months, scientists say

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The likelihood that Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage, will erupt is increasing, with scientists now saying an eruption is “likely” within weeks or months. During flights over the volcano on March 7 and 11, scientists …

Alaska volcano could erupt within weeks or months…

Fresh magma has intruded into the Earth’s crust underneath Alaska’s Mount Spurr, 75 miles west of Anchorage, increasing the likelihood of an eruption within the near future, government officials said Wednesday afternoon. The Alaska Volcano Observatory …

University of Alaska Fairbanks Team to Deploy Drones in Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano for Groundbreaking Research

A four-person team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is set to land an unmanned aircraft inside the crater of Costa Rica’s active Poás Volcano this week. The mission aims to sample gas emissions from the soil, providing crucial data for …