A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks the Anchorage area of Alaska, largest since 2021

SUSITNA, Alaska (AP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at about 8:11 a.m. local time at a depth of 69 kilometers, according to the USGS. Its epicenter was located 12 kilometers west-northwest of Susitna, Alaska, an area located about 67 miles northwest of the city. There were no immediate reports of significant damage. A tsunami was not expected, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said. Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state in the U.S. and one of the most seismically active regions in the world, according to the USGS. The state experiences a magnitude 7 earthquake almost annually.

Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA’s Perseverance rover. A French-led team reported Wednesday that the crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the rover. The researchers examined 28 hours of audio recordings, documenting 55 episodes of what they consider to be “mini lightning” over two Martian years. Almost all of them occurred during dust storms or dust devils. Lightning has already been confirmed at Jupiter and Saturn, and has long been suspected at Mars.

Lake effect snow piles up in Great Lakes region, impacting Thanksgiving travel

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Residents of the Great Lakes region are in for a snowy Thanksgiving, as a weather system continues to drop precipitation across the area, particularly in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Snowfall that began Wednesday persisted Thursday with winds and snow bands out of the north and northwest. Lily Chapman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Marquette, said 15 inches of snow were measured at her office Thursday morning. Near Bessemer, Michigan, about 113 miles east of Duluth, Minnesota, Chapman said the National Weather service received reports of over 18 to 28 inches of snow

Wisconsin seeks to block Geyser’s conditional release after escape from group home

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin authorities have asked a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the woman who in 2014 almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man and escaped from a group home earlier this week. A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge agreed on Wednesday to seal the petition filed by the Department of Corrections late Tuesday seeking the revocation. Authorities say Geyser cut her GPS monitoring bracelet on Saturday night and fled the group home with a 43-year-old companion. Police outside of Chicago found Geyser on Sunday night.