The epicenter was east of Anchorage. The USGS reported the earthquake occurred at a depth of about 2.5 miles. Though a 4.1 magnitude earthquake is relatively moderate on the Richter scale ...

A volcano in Alaska could be primed to erupt, which would likely send avalanches of hot ash and mud cascading down the mountain's slopes. Mount Spurr, a snow-covered stratovolcano that sits 77 ...