Mount Spurr stands just 80 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. Jeff Manes “Overall, the likelihood of an eruption has decreased from March, but the volcano remains at an ...

Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue a yellow alert.

Geologists, seismologists, volcanologists, and residents in Anchorage, Alaska have had their watchful eyes on Mount Spurr for the better part of a year after unprecedented seismic activity has ...

The likelihood that Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage, will erupt is increasing, with scientists now saying an eruption is “likely” within weeks or months.

Mount Spurr hasn’t erupted since 1992. Authorities in Anchorage said they are keeping a close eye on Mount Spurr and are preparing for ashfall if an eruption were to occur.

A swarm of more than 100 shallow earthquakes at Alaska's Mount Spurr that began Sunday night and ran to Monday morning suggest the volcano could be moving closer to an eruption. "It's about a 50/ ...

Mount Spurr erupted once in 1953 and three times in 1992, according to the observatory. Both years saw eruptions at the Crater Peak vent, located two miles south of the volcano’s summit.

Mount Spurr is monitored constantly due to its proximity to Anchorage, the most populated city in Alaska, Haney said. There are 11 remote seismic stations situated around Mount Spurr.

Mount Spurr’s shaking and quaking. Mount Spurr has two key eruptive vents: one at the 11,000-foot summit, which appears to have been sealed shut for thousands of years, and one nearby, named ...

Mount Spurr, whose volcanic ash darkened Anchorage’s skies in 1953 and 1992, may be building toward another eruption, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Signs of unrest at Mount Spurr -- located in the Aleutian Arc in southern Alaska about 75 miles west of Anchorage -- have increased over the past 10 months, according to volcanologists at the U.S ...