With Spurr rumbling near Anchorage, let's look at some of the largest eruptions in the most volcanically active state of the U.S.

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

There’s a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that most people have never heard of. Once part of the Russian ...

A volcano near Alaska's largest city is likely to erupt soon. Scientists say Mount Spurr — about 80 miles from Anchorage — is becoming more seismically active, spewing large amounts of ...

Mount Spurr near Anchorage has been showing signs of unrest for a year. Now scientists think it's creeping closer to an eruption.

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 ...

Learn what you should do if you live near an active volcano and how to stay safe before and after an eruption.

Should the eruption occur during the day, then ash could block out the sun for 'hours', with Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) ...

Evidence of elevated volcanic activity indicate eruption of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano could happen within weeks or months, federal officials say.

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 ...

Alaska has abundant geothermal resources. One source is the string of active volcanoes that stretch from Southeast Alaska to the Aleutian Islands, including Augustine and other Cook Inlet volcanoes.

For decades, the Alaska Volcano Observatory has monitored dozens of volcanoes across the state for risk of eruptions. Scientists say Mount Spurr — the closest active volcano to Anchorage ...