A yellow Sikorsky helicopter on the ground, on a landing strip, with snow-streaked mountains and a lower volcanic bluff behind; and some clouds in the sky. The colors are vivid, from a slide photo. Photo by Bruce W. Falk. -JBF

Parental slide photo: A U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky (Dragonfly series, per image search) helicopter; Cape Sarichef (Unimak Island, in the Aleutians); circa 1958. #1950s #35mm #35mmfilm #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #coastguard #slidephoto

#EarthquakeReport for M 6.4 #Earthquake offshore of #AleutianIslands #Alaska

Left-lateral (?) strike-slip earthquake mechanism
North America (upper) plate (?)
Possibly small local #tsunami

Analogy 2019 earthquake: earthjay.com?p=8415

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#EarthquakeReport for M6.1 #Earthquake offshore of Nikolski #Alaska #AleutianIslands

Normal (extension) earthquake mechanism
Within subducting Pacific plate (?)

Tectonic setting in 2025 report earthjay.com?p=12329

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M5.0 earthquake near Tanaga Island (Aleutian Islands, Alaska), very close to prediction line.

#earthquake #predictions #AleutianIslands #Alaska #USA

Caption in the handwriting of Bruce W. Falk. The photo showed the huddled buildings of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, from the air, surrounded by water and snowy mountains. -JBF

Parental slide photo; "Dutch Harbor: Unalaska Native Village." Circa 1958. #35mm #35mmfilm #1950s #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #dutchharbor #whitealice

Photo by Bruce W. Falk, showing an aerial view of barracks and buildings huddled in barren hills; Nikolski, Umnak Island. Circa 1958. -JBF

Parental slide photo; camp at Nikolski (Aleutian Islands); aerial view, circa 1958. #35mm #35mmfilm #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #nikolski #whitealice

UPDATE: M5.0 Mw earthquake near Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 44.6km, 15/12/2025 18:03:53 UTC.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025yqeqfr

#UPDATE #earthquake #Aleutianislands

INITIAL ALERT: M5.0 Mw earthquake near Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 44.6km, 15/12/2025 18:03:53 UTC.

More details to follow.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025yqeqfr

#earthquake #Aleutianislands

UPDATE: M5.5 Mw earthquake near Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 106.6km, 13/12/2025 10:50:59 UTC.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025ylyvja

#UPDATE #earthquake #Aleutianislands

INITIAL ALERT: M5.5 Mw earthquake near Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 106.6km, 13/12/2025 10:50:59 UTC.

More details to follow.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025ylyvja

#earthquake #Aleutianislands

UPDATE: M5.0 mb earthquake near Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 43.5km, 01/12/2025 22:21:08 UTC.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025xquzps

#UPDATE #earthquake #Aleutianislands

INITIAL ALERT: M5.0 mb earthquake near Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 43.5km, 01/12/2025 22:21:08 UTC.

More details to follow.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025xquzps

#earthquake #Aleutianislands

Slide photo by Bruce W. Falk, showing two men appearing to shoot, at unseen targets, with handguns. One man in a dark shirt braced his arm on a wooden frame; the other man crouched. Wooden crates and a concrete structure appeared in the back. During the White Alice project. -JBF

Parental slide photo, captioned "Nikolski gunners, Geiger and Moore." Circa 1958. It reminds me of a scene from some noir film; or maybe early Kubrick. #35mm #35mmfilm #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #nikolski

UPDATE: M5.2 mb earthquake near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 60.1km, 25/11/2025 17:16:20 UTC.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025xfkmxm

#UPDATE #earthquake #Aleutianislands

INITIAL ALERT: M5.2 mb earthquake near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 60.1km, 25/11/2025 17:16:20 UTC.

More details to follow.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025xfkmxm

#earthquake #Aleutianislands

UPDATE: M5.8 mb earthquake near Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 52.4km, 23/11/2025 08:21:47 UTC.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025xbbjgy

#UPDATE #earthquake #Aleutianislands

INITIAL ALERT: M5.8 mb earthquake near Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 52.4km, 23/11/2025 08:21:47 UTC.

More details to follow.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025xbbjgy

#earthquake #Aleutianislands

Slide photo by Bruce W. Falk; showing his coworkers in side view, or partially turned postures. They wore patterned work shirts, near a storage trailer of some sort, and close to a treeless bluff. -JBF

Parental slide photo; Nikolski, Aleutian Islands, circa 1958. The caption mentioned a name of one of the subjects -- that of Bernie Whitlock. #35mm #35mmfilm #1950s #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #cigar #nikolski #slidephoto #whitealice #workers

UPDATE: M5.2 mb earthquake near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 33.0km, 09/11/2025 09:36:49 UTC.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025wblrri

#UPDATE #earthquake #Aleutianislands

INITIAL ALERT: M5.2 mb earthquake near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, depth 33.0km, 09/11/2025 09:36:49 UTC.

More details to follow.

https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2025wblrri

#earthquake #Aleutianislands

Photo by Bruce W. Falk; showing a native Alaskan boy, arms akimbo, in the foreground; Nikolski, Alaska. He wore overalls, a checked shirt, and stood by a homemade wheelbarrow. Grasses, and a low hill, and stream, made up the surroundings (under a cloudy sky). Circa 1958. -JBF

A Native Alaskan child; Nikolski (Aleutian Islands), Alaska; parental slide photo, circa 1958. #35mm #35mmfilm #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #indigenous #nativealaskan #nikolski #slidephoto #wheelbarrow

Photo by Bruce W. Falk; antennae array for the White Alice project, showing parabolic dishes and supporting structures, mountains, and clouded skies. 1958. -JBF

Tropospheric scatter antennae; Sarichef (Aleutian Islands), Alaska, 1958. Parental slide photo... Looks like something out of Tarkovsky... #35mm #35mmphoto #1950s #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotograpy #coldwar #whitealice

Just finished this painting of the geyser on Akutan Island. There a few of these spread out on the Aleutian Islands. #aleutianislands #oilpainting #art

A photo of Bruce W. Falk; standing, with a slung rifle, red sweater, dark cap; with a blue sky, and soaring Alaskan volcano. -JBF

A slide photo of my father; photographer unknown; Sarichef Island (Aleutian Islands), Alaska; 1958. #35mm #35mmfilm #1950s #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #coldwar #sarichef #slidephoto #whitealice

A slide photo of my father, Bruce W. Falk; in a parka, standing before a partially-completed outdoor antenna, in Nikolski, Alaska. -JBF

From a slide photo of my father, before a White Alice-project antenna; Nikolski, Alaska (Aleutian Islands); 1958. #35mm #35mmfilm #1950s #analogphotography #alaska #aleutianislands #coldwar #nikolski #slidephoto #telecommunications #whitealice

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NTWC ETAs and Wave Heights above tide: FORECAST FORECAST FORECAST START TSUNAMI MAX TSUNAMI SITE OF TSUNAMI DURATION HEIGHT ---- ---------- -------- ------------- * Alaska Saint Paul 1855 AKDT Jul 29 less than 1ft * British Columbia Langara 2205 PDT Jul 29 less than 1ft Tofino 2330 PDT Jul 29 less than 1ft * Oregon Port Orford 2335 PDT Jul 29 15 hrs 0.9- 1.7 ft Charleston 2345 PDT Jul 29 less than 1ft Brookings 2350 PDT Jul 29 9 hrs 0.8- 1.4 ft Seaside 2355 PDT Jul 29 Newport 2355 PDT Jul 29 * Washington La Push 2335 PDT Jul 29 Neah Bay 2340 PDT Jul 29 less than 1ft Long Beach 2345 PDT Jul 29 less than 1ft Westport 2350 PDT Jul 29 less than 1ft Moclips 2350 PDT Jul 29 less than 1ft Port Angeles 0015 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Port Townsend 0045 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Bellingham 0110 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Tacoma 0200 PDT Jul 30 * California Fort Bragg 2350 PDT Jul 29 9 hrs 0.7- 1.3 ft Crescent City 2350 PDT Jul 29 30 hrs 2.6- 4.8 ft Monterey 0015 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Port San Luis 0035 PDT Jul 30 24 hrs 2.0- 3.7 ft San Francisco 0040 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Santa Barbara 0045 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Los Angeles Harb 0100 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Newport Beach 0110 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft La Jolla 0110 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft Oceanside 0115 PDT Jul 30 less than 1ft https://tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2025/07/29/t06p1k/5/WEAK51/WEAK51.txt

#NTWC issues #TsunamiWarning for #CA coast from #CapeMendocino, #California to the #Oregon -CA border, and for #AleutianIslands, #SamalgaPass to #Attu, #Alaska including #PribilofIslands.

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#NTWC issues a #TsunamiAdvisory for #CA, #OR, #WA, #BC, and parts of #Alaska and the #AleutianIslands.

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#NTWC issues #TsunamiAdvisory for #AleutianIslands, #SamalgaPass, #AK to #Attu, AK including the #PribilofIslands, following M8 #earthquake off east coast of #Kamchatka, #Russia.

#NTWC is evaluating the level of #tsunami danger for other US & Canadian Pacific coasts.
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