Mount Spurr (Dena'ina: K'idazq'eni) is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Arc of Alaska, named after United States Geological Survey geologist and explorer Josiah Edward Spurr, who led an expedition to the area in 1898.

1 day ago · Mount Spurr in Alaska is showing signs of unrest. The volcano may be gearing up to erupt. Scientists have recorded hundreds of small earthquakes underneath the volcano's surface over the last 10 ...

Feb 6, 2025 · A map of Mount Spurr, Alaska, showing monitoring stations operated by the Alaska Volcano Observatory and hypocenters of earthquakes that occurred from January 1, 2024 through February 6, 2025. Mount Spurr is about 75 miles (120 km) west of Anchorage. The seismic activity shown on the map is higher than normal and likely reflects intrusion of ...

3 days ago · 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 and the surrounding caldera are deeply mantled by spectacular glaciers, with fifteen times the ice volume found on Mount Rainier. Crater Peak has erupted explosively twice in the last century [1] and Mount Spurr exhibited a dramatic “ice cauldron” hydrothermal event from 2004 to …

1 day ago · 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/ ...

4 days ago · A volcano in southern Alaska is rumbling with seismic activity, which hints at the possibility that it might soon erupt.. Mount Spurr, an 11,070-foot-tall stratovolcano roughly 75 miles from ...

Feb 7, 2025 · 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.

Dec 6, 2024 · Mount Spurr, located on the Volcanic Ring of Fire, is one of 53 volcanoes in Alaska that have been active within the last 250 years. An increase in the number of earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city this year has geologists paying attention.

3 days ago · A volcano near Alaska’s most populous city could be on the brink of eruption after showing signs of unrest over the past 10 months, according to experts who say there’s a 50-50 chance the ...