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Mount Spurr Eruption Risk at 50% Amid Seismic Activity

2/17/2025

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Mount Spurr, located near Anchorage, Alaska, is showing signs of potential eruption, with experts from the Alaska Volcano Observatory estimating a 50% chance. Ongoing seismic activity and new magma buildup raise concerns about gas emissions and surface changes. If it erupts, the Crater Peak vent, which last erupted in 1992, is the likely site.

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Mount Spurr, located near Anchorage, Alaska, is showing signs of potential eruption, with experts from the Alaska Volcano Observatory estimating a 50% chance. Ongoing seismic activity and new magma buildup raise concerns about gas emissions and surface changes. If it erupts, the Crater Peak vent, which last erupted in 1992, is the likely site.