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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Hundreds of earthquakes recorded near Alaska volcano that has been dormant for nearly 800 years

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A swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes have been recorded near an Alaskan volcano that has been dormant for at least 800 years.

The quakes have taken place under Mount Edgecumbe, near Sitka, but it may not be a sign of volcanic activity, according to Dave Schneider, a research geophysicist with the US Geological Survey at the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage.

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