Alaska volcano researchers say seismic activity around Mount Spurr has continued to decline over the last month, but the closest active volcano to the state’s population centers could still erupt.

Mount Spurr , an 11,000-foot-tall stratovolcano that sits 81 miles from Anchorage, has been showing signs of unrest for more than a year See massive ash cloud formed during 1992 eruption of Mt. Spurr ...

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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 c… ...

Mount Spurr’s summit crater is seen from the air on March 7, 2023. Escaping gas from one of the volcano’s main fumarole and a dry crater floor can be seen. (Taryn Lopez/Alaska Volcano Observatory) ...

Nearly 300,000 people in Alaska are at risk ahead of the potential eruption of Mount Spurr, near Anchorage, amid increasing fears the 11,000ft volcano may be set to erupt following dozens of ...

But since Mount Spurr is showing other signs of unrest, it's possible that this quake was linked to magma rising from deeper in the Earth's mantle. Scientists estimate an eruption could happen in ...

A look behind the scenes at how Mount Spurr activity is monitored.

Alaska's Mount Spurr is showing signs of renewed activity and scientists have warned that the volcano could soon erupt for the first time in three decades. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has ...

Scientists monitoring Alaska’s Mount Spurr said seismic activity continues to rise, indicating that the volcano is moving toward an eruption. The major risk of a Mount Spurr eruption is ashfall ...

"AVO continues monitoring activity at Mount Spurr for signals indicating that the volcano is moving closer to an eruption," the AVO said in an update on its website. "Based on previous eruptions ...