ANCHORAGE, Alaska — 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.

2. Mount Saint Elias: Saint Elias Range, Alaska Mount Saint Elias is considered sacred to the Indigenous K'ineix Kwaan, and they have given it the name Was'eitushaa.

When did Mount Spurr last erupt? The last known eruption from the summit vent was more than 5,000 years ago. The Crater Peak vent, meanwhile, erupted once in 1953 and three times in 1992 ...

Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect vital volcanic data for over a month as the area experiences “elevated” levels of earthquakes — but authorities claim an ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest c… ...

Mount Spurr is one of a string of volcanos in the Aleutian Islands that comprise part of what's known as the Ring of Fire, created by the Pacific plate sinking below the North American plate ...