Big Volcano Eruption History

Eruption watch at Alaska's Mt. Spurr volcano continues, earthquake swarms reported

Mount Spurr is not the kind of lava-spewing volcano familiar from Hawaii, but instead has historically ejected huge plumes of volcanic ash as high as 45,000 feet into the atmosphere, disrupting air travel between the United States and Asia via the great circle routes that link places like New York and Tokyo by following the curve of the earth.

CNN on MSN · 6d

An eruption is possible at Alaska’s Mount Spurr. What we know about the volcano

A volcano near Alaska’s most populous city may be preparing to erupt, according to experts who have been monitoring the situation.

Newsweek · 9d

Watch Live: Kilauea Volcano Eruption in Hawaii

Kilauea, located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Honolulu, is one of five volcanoes that make up the Big Island of Hawaii. The volcano's summit is about 4,091 feet (1,247 meters) above sea level.

USA Today · 4d

Small earthquakes signal possible eruption of Alaskan volcano, Mount Spurr

Numerous small, shallow volcanic earthquakes are detected beneath Mount Spurr in Alaska, indicating a potential eruption.

ScienceAlert · 3d

Earthquakes Under Alaskan Volcano Could Be Sign It's About to Erupt

Mount Spurr in Alaska – rising some 3,370 meters or 11,070 feet above sea level – could be about to erupt, with the number of small and recent earthquakes in the area now into the thousands.

WATCH: In it’s 10th episode, Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is again spewing lava

Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life ...

Billings Gazette15h

Vehicles, visitors and volcanic eruptions recorded by Yellowstone seismic network

The Yellowstone Seismic Network is designed to record ground shaking due to earthquakes. But earthquakes aren’t the only ...

Greek Reporter9d

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava 330 Feet High

The eruption began at 10:16 a.m. when molten rock broke through the surface inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Within 30 minutes, a vent blasted lava 330 feet (100 meters) high, according to the Hawaiian ...

2don MSN

‘Careless’ tourists swamp Mount Etna following eruption blocking rescue routes

Thousands of tourists have travelled to Mount Etna to see the Sicilian volcano erupt, with local authorities warning that ...

Euro Weekly News11d

New volcano forming – Santorini remains on tenterhooks

Santorini currently under a State of Emergency following thousands of quakes as volcano discovered to be forming below the ...

CBS News9d

Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii spews lava 330 feet into the sky

Kilauea volcano began erupting and shooting lava into the air once again Tuesday on the Big Island of Hawaii ... also is hosting a livestream of the eruption. This is the ninth episode of ...

USA Today8d

Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii for the 9th time since December

Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island began erupting this week for ... reached heights of 330 feet during the early hours of the eruption, with a slow effusion of lava from the south vent later ...

Smithsonian Magazine8d

‘Volcanic Unrest’ at Alaska’s Mount Spurr Suggests 50-50 Chance an Eruption Could Be Coming

“The duration (ten months) and nature of the unrest suggest that an eruption is possible,” according to a February 6 statement from the United States Geological Survey’s Alaska Volcano ...

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