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January 8, 2020:  The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has upgraded the aviation color code to red and alert level to warning after eruption occurred at Shishaldin volcano on January 7, 2020. The Alaska Volcano Observatory reported that ash was blowing up to 27,000 feet in the air in the volcanic eruption that started around 5 a.m. on Tuesday.  According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, volcanic lighting was detected in the cloud and volcanic infrasound was detected at regional stations. The National Weather Service has issued an aviation advisory for the area. Shishaldin volcano, located near the center of Unimak Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands, is a spectacular symmetric cone with a base diameter of approximately 16 km (10 mi). Most eruptions are relatively small, although the April-May 1999 event generated an ash column that reached 45,000 ft above sea level, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Volcano Observatory mentioned in its website. Main Post

May 8, 2017: Magnitude 3.8 light earthquake has been recorded in Alaska with epicenter located 59 km NNE of Badger and 60 NE of Fairbanks. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake's epicenter was located at a shallow depth of 9 km.

May 1, 2017: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Alaska at 12:31 UTC today, causing power outages in Whitehorse area of Canada. The earthquake occurred 133 km SW of Whitehorse, Canada and 215 km NW of Juneau, Alaska.

Tremors have been detected at Pavlof Volcano combined with a strong thermal anomaly, the Alaska Volcano Observatory says. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised the aviation alert level for Pavlof Volcano from “yellow” to “orange.” No ash clouds have been immediately detected at Pavlof Volcano. The Pavlof  Volcano last erupted in 2007 and lasted for 29 days. Original post: Natural Disasters List May 14, 2013

Recent Natural Disasters 2013 : M 7.7 massive earthquake hits Southeastern Alaska . Tsunami warning is issued. Below are live updates on Alaska earthquake/Tsunami 2013. Want to submit a News tip or story idea? Click here Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Original Post: Natural Disasters List January 5, 2013 Did you feel this earthquake? - Click to share your experiences Update 11:10 UTC All Tsunami warnings and advisories are now cancelled :) OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED ------------------------------------------                                   TIME                                 OBSERVED MAX  SITE                         OF MEASUREMENT                                          TSUNAMI HEIGHT  ---------------------------- ---------------      --------------  PORT ALEXANDER  AK                                    1026 UTC  01-05        00.5FT  SITKA  AK                     

Disaster Report: M 7.7 powerful earthquake struck off the coast of British Columbia . A Tsunami Warning has been issued for coastal British Columbia and parts of Alaska. This earthquake is the 3rd strongest in Canada since 1900, strongest was 8.1 in 1949. Want to submit a News tip or story idea? Click here Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Related posts: Light earthquake in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Wawa Flood, Landslide: State of emergency declared Recent natural disasters in Canada list Did you feel this earthquake? - Share your experiences We have got a lot of felt reports from these areas. The felt reports will be published soon. Meanwhile you can too send your felt report, Click here . John Capozzi from Vancouver, BC writes: "Fairly strong horizontal motion, I'm on the 8th floor of a 15 floor high rise. Lasted several seconds, induced some light vertigo from my sitting positio

Disaster Report: The extremely dangerous Alaska storm which is heading towards Coastal Alaska  is the strongest storm to hit the state in four decades and greater damage is certain.                              Keep This Page Open Or Visit Later To Get Update Report        Please start reading from lower part of the page to get detail report   storm alert for Yukon delta source NWS UPDATE Massive Norm Storm that hit Alaska's western coast surges has passed out of the region. So far, 37 communities have reported some form of damage .On Thursday, rescuers searched for a 26-year-old man who was said to be washed into the Bering Sea during the nome storm. The Alaska storm also called an epic event that displaced residents, flooded the shoreline, ripped up roofs and knocked out power in many villages was so  strong that it was difficult even  to get a full picture of the damage around the community. More than 500 of Point Hope 's nearly 700 residents have b