If an eruption happens, it would likely occur at Crater Peak, shown in the background of this summit photograph. Photograph ...

The 11,000-foot-tall volcano lies roughly 80 miles from Alaska's most densely populated city, and its eruption could cause international chaos.

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Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest city.

The 11,000-foot-tall active volcano Mount Spurr, about 80 miles west of Anchorage, has experienced 22 earthquakes since April 10, leaving scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory unable to ...

The volcano exploded underwater between the islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga ... People 10,000km away in Alaska could reportedly hear a boom, the BBC reported at the time. The explosion is ...

A massive volcano in Alaska is now steaming from its summit crater, signaling more signs of unrest. Scientists have been keeping a close eye on Mount Spurr, a 11,000-foot-tall volcano that sits ...

is one of ten or twelve more or less active volcanoes known to exist in the Alaskan peninsula, though probably a still greater number occur in the adjoining Alaskan islands. The report is ...

An eruption at Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Alaska’s population centers, is now less likely, researchers said Thursday. Last month, the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned Alaskans that ...

“Ashfall is going to be a big hazard,” says Matt Haney, the scientist-in-charge at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Volcano Observatory. Though volcanic ash might sound exceptionally peri ...

The likelihood of Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano erupting has decreased - but Alaskans aren’t out of the woods yet, according to geologists. The volcano, which is located less than 100 miles away from ...