Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue a yellow alert.

Aerial view of Mt Spurr along the western edge of Cook Inlet between Anchorage, Alaska. Don Grall/Getty Images An increase in gas emissions confirms that new magma has entered the Earth’s crust ...

An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

Scientists now say it's likely that the closest active volcano to Anchorage will erupt soon. They announced in mid-March that the chances had gone up for Mount Spurr to blow "within the next few ...

Mount Spurr, located west of Anchorage, Alaska, is showing signs of an imminent eruption, with over 100 earthquakes detected ...

Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano continues to show signs of unrest, and that has led to an alert level increase in the city of Anchorage as fears of an impending eruption grow.

Jim Anderson, ASD's Chief Operation Officer, talked about the preparations the Anchorage School District has made for Mount Spurr's eruption at Dimond High School on March 21, 2025. Anchorage ...

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 ...

WESLEY EARLY, BYLINE: Kari Wiederkehr was at her parents' potato farm in Palmer, about 40 miles north of Anchorage, when Mount Spurr last erupted in 1992. KARI WIEDERKEHR: And I remember that ...

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.