Mount Spurr is a prominent feature within the Aleutian volcanic arc, an area created by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate. This geological phenomenon leads to ...

In fact, Mount Spurr is the highest volcano in the entire 3000 km stretch of the Aleutian Arc. But it is not as obvious as it should be: it is part of a smallish mountain range, the Tordillo Mountains ...

T hings are getting a bit spicy at Mount Spurr in Alaska, where geologists have been reporting an increase in seismic activity for almost a year. Based on the latest developments, officials are now ...

From possible impacts to how to prepare, we dive into what we know so far about Anchorage’s closest active volcano and how to ...

Learn more about the likelihood of an explosive Mount Spurr eruption, which would spew clouds of ash into the air above southcentral Alaska.

Alaska’s Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an eruption, according to volcanologists. Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory me ...

Mount Spurr is one of a string of volcanos on the Aleutian Arc, an arc of islands with more than 80 named volcanos stretching the Southwest tip of Alaska to the Kamchatka Peninsula of the Russian ...