Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano in Alaska has a 50-50 chance of erupting in the near future, according to the USGS, which has put the state on high alert

Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano located on the Cook Inlet about 75 miles from Anchorage, has a 50-50 chance of erupting, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) warned

Mount Spurr, which sits about 75 miles west of Anchorage, has seen “ volcanic unrest ” for the last 10 months, including an increasing number of earthquakes, according to a Feb. 6 statement from the Alaska Volcano Observatory. The unrest suggests “that an eruption is possible,” officials said.