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Earthquake
The Homer Spit is evacuated during the July 28 tsunami warning at about 10:50 p.m. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
Lessons learned from surviving country’s largest earthquakes
By Sarah Knapp • August 4, 2021 1:30 am

Memories resurface of ‘64 earthquake for woman who survived it.

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A biker leads a line of cars driving off the Homer Spit at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Homer, Alaska after a tsunami evacuation order was issued for low-lying areas in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer New)
National Weather Service downgrades warning to ‘advisory’
By Michael Armstrong • October 19, 2020 2:30 am

Update: As of 2:45 pm. the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management has issued an all-clear notice for Homer…

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Homer feels Tuesday’s quake
Homer feels Tuesday’s quake
By Staff report • July 30, 2015 10:04 am

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred Tuesday around 6:30 p.m had its epicenter on the west side of Cook Inlet…

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50 years ago, Homer saw opportunities following disaster
50 years ago, Homer saw opportunities following disaster
March 26, 2014 5:33 pm

From the Homer News  April 1, 1964 Homer and the entire state of Alaska have suffered a disaster the magnitude…

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Pat Johnson displays emergency items he keeps close at hand. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
Alaskans get ready for the next big one
By McKibben Jackinsky • March 26, 2014 5:31 pm

With today marking the 50th anniversary of what has become known as the Great Alaskan Earthquake, Alaskans are even more…

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Left, big tides flooded the Salty Dawg on the Spit after the quake.-Photo provided, Pratt Museum
50 years ago Quake rattles Homer
By MCKIBBEN JACKINSKY AND MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • March 26, 2014 5:19 pm

Fifty years ago today Alaska was slammed with a 9.2 earthquake. It occurred at 5:36 p.m. and its epicenter was…

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Earthquake rocks southern peninsula
Earthquake rocks southern peninsula
By Staff report • March 12, 2014 8:22 am

A 4.5 earthquake got the attention of late-nighters on the southern Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. As reported by the West…

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Test your readiness with shakeout drill
Test your readiness with shakeout drill
October 17, 2013 10:02 am

Disaster experts say it’s not a question of “if,” but “when” another big earthquake like the one of Good Friday…

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A bald eagle sits on top of a tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Officials to test Alaska Tsunami Warning System
By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • March 22, 2013 4:26 pm

As part of Tsunami Preparedness Week, local, state and federal agencies will conduct a test of the Alaska Tsunami Warning…

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