Despite a decline in volcanic activity over the past two months, Spurr is at a yellow alert level, indicating that activity ...

Despite a recent decrease in activity, there’s still a chance Mount Spurr will blow. And if that happens, there are a few ...

And while the advisory assured that the “likelihood of an eruption continues to gradually decline,” the 11,000-foot-tall volcano remains at an “elevated state of unrest,” meaning that an “explosive ...

An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

In March, the observatory said Spurr’s eruption was “likely, but not certain, to occur within the next few weeks or months.” Since that report, activity at the volcano has declined slightly, though ...

Officials have detected a surge in earthquake activity at a massive US volcano, sparking fears of an imminent eruption.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Increased volcanic activity on Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano indicates an eruption could be coming in the next weeks or months, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Mount Spurr, which is 11,000-foot-tall and located 81 miles from Anchorage, has been showing signs of unrest for more than a year. Scientists have been closely monitoring this volcano for signs ...

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...

This was the start of the dream of KMT: The Krafla Magma Testbed, named for the volcanic system in Iceland. It’s a dream that ...

Another volcano that’s actively being monitored right now is Alaska’s Mt. Spurr, where small volcanic earthquakes have been recently detected. There are two main USGS offices monitoring ...