PRIVACY

Privacy Policy

Alaska Quake is a free reference site for Alaska earthquake reports — recent earthquakes, town pages, and plain-language explainers built on the U.S. Geological Survey earthquake catalog. It is published by Cabin Fever Media. This policy explains what information is collected when you use it. Last updated November 2026.

Information we collect

Very little. The site asks for nothing to use it: no account, no name, no email address. The pages you look up are used to load pre-computed pages and the USGS feeds described below. We do not build profiles of individual visitors.

Location

The “Near me” feature uses your browser’s location only on your own device, only when you tap it, to centre the map on you and show distances from you. Your coordinates are never sent to us, never transmitted to any server, and never stored anywhere.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how the site is used in aggregate — which pages are viewed, roughly where visitors are, and what kinds of devices they use. Google Analytics loads on every page and sets cookies (such as _ga) that let it tell one visitor from another across visits. We see only aggregate reports; Analytics does not give us anything that identifies you personally, and we do not combine Analytics data with any personal identity.

Cookies and advertising

The site itself sets no cookies of its own; the cookies on this site come from Google Analytics, described above, and from advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.

Browser storage

The site caches its app shell in your browser with a service worker so the tools work offline. This stays on your device, is never sent to us, and you can clear it any time in your browser settings.

Third-party data

Earthquake data is fetched directly from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in your browser; those requests are subject to the USGS’s own policies.

Server logs

Like virtually every website, our hosting provider records standard web-server log entries (requested page, time, browser type, and approximate location derived from IP address) for security and operations. We do not combine log data with any personal identity.

Children’s privacy

This site contains no user accounts, comments, or messaging, and is suitable for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new revision date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: info@alaskaquake.com.