US EditionHundreds of Earthquakes Detected at Mount Rainier on Tuesday. What’s Going On?
WASHINGTON STATE, USA, JUL 8 – The swarm began early Tuesday with hundreds of small quakes occurring several times per minute, but the largest measured only magnitude 1.7, with no surface impact reported.
- A swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes began under Mount Rainier early Tuesday morning near 1:29 a.m. local time in Washington state.
- The earthquakes likely resulted from water circulating in the crust above the magma chamber, a common phenomenon for this active volcano.
- The largest quake measured magnitude 1.7, occurred at depths between 1.2 and 3.7 miles, and none were felt at the surface.
- Officials confirmed that Mount Rainier’s monitoring status continues to indicate normal conditions, with no signs suggesting an eruption is imminent or cause for alarm.
- This event marks Mount Rainier's largest seismic activity since 2009 but suggests no escalating volcanic unrest and will continue being monitored closely.
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ALERT: Hundreds Of Earthquakes Reported At Washington's Mt. Rainier
Hopefully, this is nothing. The US Geological Survey reported that hundreds of earthquakes occurred in Washington State on Tuesday morning. The earthquakes occurred below Mt. Rainier in the Cascade Mountain Range. The New York Post provided further details on the earthquakes and whether they are a threat to residents in the area: A swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes has been detected rumbling deep below Mt. Rainier in Washington State early …
Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier was experiencing "the most significant seismic activity" at the volcano in more than 15 years as an "earthquake swarm" hit the site starting on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory.The swarm hundreds of small earthquakes hitting the same area in quick succession started around 1:30 a.m. local time Tuesday and was continuing into Wednesday, data showed.But there was no cause for concern, ac…
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