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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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