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Hundreds of small earthquakes have rattled Mount Rainier this week in the largest swarm of tremors in more than a decade.
Mount Rainier was experiencing "the most significant seismic activity" at the volcano in more than 15 years as an "earthquake ...
Seismologists are closely monitoring Mount Rainier after a swarm of earthquakes struck the Pacific Northwest’s tallest ...
Swarms — or clusters of earthquakes that occur in the same area in quick succession — are relatively common on Mount Rainier.
The earthquakes are not currently a cause for concern, and do not indicate an impending eruption, the U.S. Geological Survey ...
On Tuesday, hundreds of earthquakes were detected, with depths ranging from 1.2 to 3.7 miles below the summit.
The quakes began just before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Geological Survey at the Cascade Volcano Observatory.
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The U.S. Geological Survey said it and other agencies were monitoring the situation and would issue additional alerts "as needed." ...
MT. RAINIER, Wash. — A swarm of small earthquakes was detected at Mount Rainier Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and the Pacific Northwest ...