Alaska, largely unspoiled wilderness, looks like something out of The Lord of the Rings.

Hundreds of earthquakes have been detected beneath Mount Spurr in the past week, increasing the odds of an eruption.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is closely monitoring Mount Spurr, which is located about 75 miles west of Anchorage. “AVO ...

Matt Loewen/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey The 1992 eruptions began in June of that year following about three weeks of volcanic tremor, Haney said. The 11,070-foot volcano ...

Mount Spurr, a volcano near Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, is showing strong signs that it could erupt based on ...

according to a Feb. 6 statement from the Alaska Volcano Observatory. The unrest suggests "that an eruption is possible," officials said. Since April, the number of earthquakes under the volcano ...

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.

Experts have also observed ground deformations, said David Fee, a coordinating scientist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. “Basically, as we think magma and fluids rise within the earth ...

Mount Spurr, which sits about 75 miles west of Anchorage, has seen “ volcanic unrest ” for the last 10 months, including an ...