Alerts for a potential tsunami were issued for coastlines in North America, Hawaii, Russia and Japan after a powerful ...

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake - one of the strongest ever recorded - struck in the Pacific Ocean off Russia's far east coast.

Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.

Warnings, advisories and watches were issued in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington after a magnitude 8.8 ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory on Wednesday said Mount Spurr is at risk of erupting within the next few weeks or months, potentially impacting residents 78 miles away in the city of Anchorage ...

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 ...

Haney, the volcano researcher, said an eruption could come with “little or no additional warning” and pose a risk to people closer to the volcano, within about 15 or 20 miles.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory's website states that eruptions that occurred in 1953 and 1992 were explosive. In the 1953 eruption, a single powerful blast about an hour long created a plume that ...

Unrest continues at Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Alaska’s population centers, and scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory are still watching for a possible eruption. Starting ...

According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory team, the increasing volcanic activity at Mount Spur is likely an indicator of an imminent explosive eruption, about as explosive as the eruptions that ...

According to the observatory, Crater Peak has been the site for all of the historical eruptions. The observatory stated that an exact timeframe for the eruption is unknown but that signs point to a ...