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, 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.

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