Scientists investigate rumbling at long-dormant Alaskan volcano that could signal avalanche rather than eruption near populated areas.

The Iliamna volcano, located near the Cook Inlet in southern Alaska, last erupted in 1867, but would still rumble every few years due to avalanches large enough to register on nearby seismic and ...

When a volcano is dormant, it typically doesn't tend to make much noise. However, the Iliamna Volcano in Alaska is defying what we thought we knew about volcanos by rumbling despite being marked ...

The Iliamna Volcano in Alaska is more than 10,000 feet (3,053 meters) above Cook Inlet, and recently, it has been active. The volcano felt tremors from the signature of avalanches big enough to ...

Its peak is covered in glaciers, snow and ice and it sits on a base of Jurassic-era granite, according to the NPS. Since its last eruption, the volcano was recorded ejecting smoke and light ash in ...

A volcano in Alaska that last erupted in 1867 is displaying signs of rumbling. Located roughly 140 miles southwest of Anchorage, Iliamna has been dormant for over a century.

A volcano in Alaska that last erupted in 1867 is displaying signs of rumbling. Located roughly 140 miles southwest of Anchorage, Iliamna has been dormant for over a century. But on June 15, the ...

A NASA satellite image of Alaska's Iliamna Volcano appearing "ready to rumble" days before seismic activity was reported days later. NASA Earth Observatory The snow-covered stratovolcano is found ...

On Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, a flurry of small earthquakes shook the Iliamna volcano June 15. No surface activity was observed, however, and on July 1 the volcano was set at a normal alert code.

Right now, Spurr is by far more of an issue than Veniaminof for volcanologists. The volcano, located about 75 miles west of Anchorage, is currently in “code yellow” status.

The region has recently experienced a "flurry of shaking," according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. NASA Earth Observatory - PHOTO: The Iliamna volcano is shown on Aug. 1, 2023, in Alaska.

(NewsNation) — A volcano in Alaska that last erupted in 1867 is displaying signs of rumbling. Located roughly 140 miles southwest of Anchorage, Iliamna has been dormant for over a century.