The unrest at Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot volcano just 80 miles west of Anchorage, suggests an eruption is likely to occur in the next few weeks or months, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said in a ...

NASA has recently captured a satellite image of a volcano in Alaska, showcasing huge potential for volcanic activity.

Last week, officials announced that a volcano 80 miles west of Anchorage is "likely" to erupt within the next few weeks or months. That could send ash into the air for hundreds of miles.

Alaska is home to 130 volcanoes, 53 of which have been active in the last few centuries. At over 10,000 feet tall, Anchorage is barely in its shadow — the city is about 80 miles southeast of the ...

Volcano near Anchorage, Alaska, could erupt in coming weeks, scientists say. March 13, 2025 / 10:33 AM EDT / CBS/AP What to know about recent volcanic eruptions .

In 2009, the next closest volcano to Anchorage in the chain — Redoubt — erupted, coating Homer, Anchor Point and Seldovia with an eighth of an inch of ash, according to the Alaska Volcano ...

The volcano 80 miles northwest of Anchorage last erupted in 1992 By The Associated Press • Published March 13, 2025 • Updated on March 13, 2025 at 9:41 am BOOKMARKER ...

In December 1989, a KLM 747 jet flew through ash from another nearby volcano, Mount Redoubt, and the plane’s engines shut down, forcing an emergency landing in Anchorage with 231 passengers aboard.

This Alaska volcano might erupt soon. ... the city of Anchorage about 80 miles away would see the worst of it. “Ashfall is going to be a big hazard,” says Matt Haney, ...

A volcano near Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, could erupt in the 'next few weeks or months,' the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has shared in a release.

Following up on last week's warning, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reiterated in a series of posts on X Wednesday that the volcano, located 75 miles west of Anchorage, the state's biggest city ...