Some volcanoes are known to be active, and therefore, people tend to avoid them, as it is widely assumed that they could erupt at any moment. However, dormant volcanoes tell a different story.
If a volcano is at risk of erupting, it is immediately put on red alert. This means there is an immediate risk of danger to the surrounding areas and the people living there.
Mount Edgecumbe is located south of Kruzof Island in Alaska. It is under 10 miles east of the Queen Charlotte Fault and has an elevation of 3,201 feet.
While the latest eruption happened 800 years ago, there is also evidence of an eruption 1,150 years ago.
The volcano is surrounded by residents, but this is the first time in thousands of years that the volcano has shown any threat to those people.
Studies over the last few years have shown that magma is moving inside the volcano. This is a clear sign that an eruption could happen at any point. However, there is also a chance there won’t be any eruptions.
The area around Mount Edgecumbe had a series of earthquakes in 2022. While the earthquakes were small, they were considered significant enough to affect the volcano.
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