Dormant Volcanoes in Alaska

Alaska, Mount Spurr

Mount Spurr's impending eruption threatens Anchorage, Alaska

Scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory have reported significant unrest at Mount Spurr, an 11,070-foot volcano located approximately 80 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, indicating a potential eruption in the coming weeks or months,

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Alaska's volcano, Mount Spurr 'likely' to erupt warns scientists

It is one of the 53 volcanoes in Alaska that have been active in the last 250 years. Over 5,000 years the main vent of the volcano has remained dormant, however the Crater Peak has erupted on a number of occasions.

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Alaska’s Mount Spurr could erupt in weeks, scientists warn

Scientists warn that Alaska’s Mount Spurr is showing signs of increased activity and could erupt in the coming weeks or months. An eruption could lead to widespread ashfall in Anchorage and surrounding areas,

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For 800 Years, This Alaskan Volcano Lay Dormant, But Recent Clues Suggest Otherwise

Mount Edgecumbe. The dormant volcano sits on Kruzof Island and hasn’t been active for 800 years, however, recent signs have ...

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Massive volcano in Alaska hit by swarm of earthquakes as scientists warn it has a 50-50 chance of erupting

Scientists have warned that a massive volcano in Alaska has a 50-50 chance erupting in the near future. The 11,000-foot-tall Mount Spurr sits 77 miles from Anchorage— the state's largest city ...

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Discovery: vast unsuspected magma reservoirs beneath dormant volcanoes

This method, based on a limited number of seismic stations, could be applied to other regions, such as Alaska, to improve volcanic risk prevention. Dormant volcanoes, like those in the Cascade ...

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Uptick in earthquakes could signal possible eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano

Matt Loewen/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological ... The last eruption occurred in September 1992. MORE: Icelandic volcano previously dormant for 800 years erupting again While the ash ...

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Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

By Raymond Zhong When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s volcano monitoring agency raised its alert level to ...

The Mirror29d

Alaska volcano could erupt imminently as earthquakes put American state on high alert

A massive volcano in Alaska is on the brink of eruption, scientists have warned. Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano on the Cook Inlet about 75 miles from Anchorage, has a 50-50 chance of ...

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