Subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate creating the Aleutian trench and volcanic island arc (Credit: Alaska Volcano Observatory). Click image for a larger view.
An increase in the number of earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska's largest city this year has geologists paying attention. Mount Spurr, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, last ...
Scientists working alongside the U.S. Coast Guard have discovered a 1,640-foot-tall (500 meters) structure that looks like an underwater volcano off the coast of Alaska. The structure may be ...
Scientists aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy have discovered a large underwater volcano approximately 1,600 meters beneath the surface off the coast of Alaska. The team, including experts from ...