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The National Weather Service has ended an aviation warning for the Aleutian Islands issued after a massive eruption at Russia’s Shiveluch Volcano this week produced an ash cloud that drifted over the region.

Earthquake activity has decreased at two western Aleutian volcanoes, reducing the potential for an eruption.Thursday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory lowered the alert levels for remote Tanaga and Takawangha Volcanoes, about 60 miles west of Adak.

Two western Aleutian volcanoes are showing signs of unrest, signaling the potential for an eruption in the coming days or weeks.

Communities across the West Coast woke up Saturday morning to tsunami advisory alerts. An underwater volcano near the Kingdom of Tonga had erupted and sent waves thousands of miles across the ocean.Waves of up to about three feet reached parts of Alaska by Saturday morning. But hours before those waves arrived, sounds from the blast reached the homes of many Alaskans — all the way from Juneau to the Aleutians.

In a new study, scientists say a group of volcanic Aleutian islands could be part of a massive, single, undiscovered volcano.While scientists have been…

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred at Great Sitkin Volcano on Friday.Since then, seismic activity has returned to lower levels, and no eruptive activity…

After two months of activity, Pavlof Volcano has been downgraded to a "normal" alert level.The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) issued an "advisory" for…

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck Wednesday night about 50 miles from Adak."To give you an idea of how large that is, you get only about 100 magnitude-6…

After showing signs of restlessness, Pavlof Volcano is back at a normal alert level.The Alaska Volcano Observatory issued an "advisory" for Pavlof last…

Volcanic eruptions on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula have delayed and canceled flights in the Aleutian Islands over the last several days.Bezymianny Volcano…