An active volcano near Alaska's most populated city could be on the brink of eruption, according to scientists who are constantly monitoring a potential threat.

Alaska had two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes in 2024, and they were the state’s largest quakes for the year, according to the ...

Alaska’s Emergency Operations Center has cancelled an annual test of the system responsible for alerting Alaskans about ...

Ten months of unrest at Mount Spurr could be a sign of an upcoming eruption from a side vent or, less likely, from the main ...

Mount Spurr, which sits about 75 miles west of Anchorage, has seen “ volcanic unrest ” for the last 10 months, including an ...

Mount Spurr in Alaska is at a 50-50 chance of erupting soon after an unusual number of tiny earthquakes have been recorded at ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

the rate of earthquakes has increased from an average of 30 per week to an average of 125 per week, ramping up in early October. Experts at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) believe this ...

Alaska’s Emergency Operations Center has cancelled an annual test of the system responsible for alerting Alaskans about ...