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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…

To the untrained ear, volcanic thunder sounds like the rumble of a plane engine or a distant river. But scientists are really excited about the low hum,…

The alert level for Bogoslof Volcano has been downgraded to “normal” after more than three months of inactivity.The Alaska Volcano Observatory made the…

After more than 40 years of quiet, the Great Sitkin Volcano has grown restless.The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised its alert level last week after…