Four Alaska volcanoes have been under elevated alert levels for about a year — and now, they’re joined by a fifth: Takawangha, which rises 4,753 feet in the far western Aleutian Islands. Via KUCBNews
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When an earthquake is caused by tectonic plate shifts, it typically results in a major earthquake that is followed by smaller and smaller aftershocks that taper out. “That typically indicates that there’s been magma or volcanic fluid there,” Lyons said. “A swarm of earthquakes can often precede activity at the surface, including an eruption.”
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