Mount Spurr Volcano Alert Lowered: Is the Danger Really Over?

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After months of seismic activity and rising gas emissions, Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano is no longer considered a near-term threat. Officials have now lowered the alert level back to normal, saying the volcano is “quiet” once again. While minor earthquakes and gas emissions continue, experts say these are typical signs when magma has moved upward but hasn’t erupted. Mount Spurr may be calm for now — but its history reminds us that volcanoes can stay silent for years... until they don’t. WooGlobe Ref : WGA262985 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00Mount Spur had everyone on edge earlier this year.

00:03But now?

00:04It's gone quiet again.

00:05Back in early 2024, Alaska's mighty Mount Spur volcano started acting up,

00:11rumbling with earthquakes and releasing high levels of volcanic gas.

00:14That spike in activity even led officials to raise the alert level.

00:18Warning an eruption could happen soon.

00:20Anchorage, just 80 miles away, braced for possible ash fall.

00:24Why?

00:25Because volcanic ash isn't just dust.

00:27It's sharp, abrasive, and dangerous to jet engines.

00:31But now, months later, the threat has dropped.

00:34The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the chances of an eruption are now extremely low.

00:39No more ground movement since March.

00:41Gas is still venting, and small quakes are happening.

00:44But that's normal when magma has risen without erupting.

00:47Mount Spur has two main vents.

00:49Its summit hasn't erupted in over 5,000 years.

00:52But its crater peak vent?

00:54That one erupted in 1953 and 1992.

00:58For now, this sleeping giant is calm again.

01:01But in volcanic terms, calm doesn't always mean safe.

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