An active volcano near Alaska's most populated city could be on the brink of eruption, according to scientists who are constantly monitoring a potential threat.

Volcanologists are closely monitoring the 11,070-foot-tall stratovolcano, located roughly 75 miles from Anchorage, after a recent uptick in earthquakes ...

Mount Etna, standing around 3,300 meters (10,800 feet) high, erupts with smoke streaming from its summit and lava spilling from the new “Bocca Nuova” crater, according to Reuters.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) stated on February 7 that an eruption would "most likely" occur at the Crater Peak vent, not the Spurr summit. Newsweek reached out to AVO via email for comment.

Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano located on the Cook Inlet about 75 miles from Anchorage, has a 50-50 chance of ...

Mount Spurr, whose volcanic ash darkened Anchorage’s skies in 1953 and 1992, may be building toward another eruption.

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