Sources: NBC News
One person is killed and three others are injured in a landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. 2024-08-26
Two people are killed in a plane crash near Chino, California, United States. 2024-06-15
A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, United States, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board. 2024-04-23
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska, United States, causing a tsunami warning to be issued for the region. 2023-07-16
A plane crashes in Murrieta, California, United States, killing all six people aboard. 2023-07-8
Three United States Army personnel are killed and another is injured when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collide over Healy, Alaska, near Fort Wainwright, in the United States. 2023-04-27
A polar bear attacks and kills a woman and her son in Wales, Alaska, United States, after charging several others, in the first fatal attack since the early 1980s. The bear is shot and killed following the attack. 2023-01-17
Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher ground. Major flooding is reported in the capital Nukuʻalofa. Shock waves from the eruption are detected as far away as Alaska, United States. Other Pacific countries have also advised their citizens to seek higher ground. Internet access has reportedly been disrupted in Tonga. 2022-01-15
U.S., Canadian, British and Iraqi officials say they believe the plane crash near Tehran in which 176 were killed yesterday was likely caused accidentally by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, while Iran says it was due to "mechanical failure". 2020-01-9
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. A tsunami warning is issued for coastal Alaska and British Columbia, and the entire U.S. West Coast is placed under a tsunami watch. Areas of Alaska remain under a tsunami advisory. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities. 2018-01-23