With a possible eruption looming, the Alaska Observatory is closely watching Mount Spurr. Your Alaska Link shows how one ...

An eruption at Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Alaska ... “However, the earthquake activity, especially deep beneath the volcano, has not decreased, so the volcano is still at an unrest ...

Seismic activity is still measuring above-average at about 70 earthquakes below Mount Spurr per week, he said, down from roughly 300 per week in January. Inflation of the mountain’s surface also ...

scientists say the likelihood of Mount Spurr blowing has decreased. But, it’s still not zero (Getty Images) Earthquake activity, a hallmark of a potential eruption, remains elevated overall.

When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the ...

Scientists at Mount ... activity, gas emissions, and surface heating prior to an eruption, if one were to occur. Such stronger unrest may provide days to weeks of additional warning.” Mount ...

but that may be because of clouds that have kept Mount Spurr shrouded. Scientists said that despite the lower activity, the volcano continues to exhibit signs of unrest in the form of earthquakes.

AVO also noted that 'seismicity remains elevated' as earthquake swarms have been detected beneath Mount Spurr over the past day. The seismic activity is due to magma rising to the surface ...

Mount Spurr is nearly 80 miles west of Anchorage, and volcanologists say it’s likely to erupt within weeks or months. That’s a problem for cars because volcanic ash is bad for their engines ...

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about ... ash can be kicked up into the air again by wind or human activity. Risks to pets and livestock Humans aren’t the ...

Cloudy weather has rendered Alaska Volcano Observatory planes, helicopters and satellites useless for data collection since ...