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The last time Mount Spurr erupted was in 1992, and the ANC shut down for 20 hours while the ash cloud floated over Anchorage. The cloud darkened skies in the middle of the day, and resulted in an ...
Mount Spurr is located about 80 miles from Anchorage (pictured), home to nearly 300,000 residents, which could be blanketed in volcanic ash. City residents are already preparing for a possible ...
As scientists monitor unrest at Mount Spurr, the closest community to the volcano is preparing residents for potential ashfall. The Native Village of Tyonek is about 40 miles east of Spurr and ...
Chart detailing earthquake activity and deformation at Mount Spurr from Sept. 1, 2023, to May 23, 2025.
US News Alaska’s Mount Spurr hit with 22 earthquakes in recent weeks — preventing researchers from pulling vital data from volcano By Shane Galvin Published April 25, 2025, 8:28 p.m. ET ...
Alaska volcano researchers say seismic activity around Mount Spurr has continued to decline over the last month, but the closest active volcano to the state’s population centers could still erupt.
The 11,000-foot-tall active volcano Mount Spurr, about 80 miles west of Anchorage, has experienced 22 earthquakes since April 10, leaving scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory unable to ...