US EditionMassive Volcano Near Anchorage, AK, Showing Signs of Seismic Activity Despite Being Dormant For Over 100 Years - SnowBrains
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Massive Volcano Near Anchorage, AK, Showing Signs of Seismic Activity Despite Being Dormant For Over 100 Years - SnowBrains
The massive Illiamna volcano. Photo credit: National Park Service. A massive volcano near Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, that has been inactive for more than 100 years is showing signs of seismic activity according to scientists. Mt. Iliamna, a 10,016-foot volcano, sits approximately 130 miles away from Anchorage, posing a significant threat for eruption. On June 15, seismic activity ramped up from the normally dormant to a “nearly continuous…
The National Service of Geology and Mining (SERNAGEOMIN), through its National Volcanic Surveillance Network, raised the technical alert to the Yellow Level for the Planchón-Peteroa volcanic complex, located in the commune of Romeral. This decision is based on the sustained increase in the internal seismic activity of the massif, with detection of seismic events linked to the movement of fluids, indicating a process of imbalance in evolution sin…
The surrounding cities could receive volcanic ashes if there was an explosion.
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