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Earthquake swarm recorded at Mount Rainier

Anchorage Daily News · 4h

Stay calm, Seattle. The ‘earthquake swarm’ at Mount Rainier is normal.

On Tuesday, hundreds of earthquakes were detected, with depths ranging from 1.2 to 3.7 miles below the summit.

The News Tribune on MSN · 21h

Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier on Tuesday. What’s going on?

Hundreds of small earthquakes were detected at Mount Rainier on Tuesday in the largest such swarm at the active stratovolcano since 2009, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The swarm began shortly before 1:30 a.m. near Mount Rainier’s summit, with the largest earthquake being a 1.7 magnitude, the USGS said on X just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The Economic Times on MSN · 12h

Mount Rainier earthquake swarm explained; what’s behind the volcano’s biggest tremors in 15 years?

Mount Rainier experienced a significant earthquake swarm, the largest since 2009, with hundreds of small quakes detected near the summit. Experts attribute the tremors to hydrothermal fluids interacting with pre-existing faults beneath the volcano.

22hon MSN

Series of Earthquakes Rattles Washington State Near Volcano

Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano 45 miles southeast of Tacoma and 60 miles south-southeast of Seattle. Its last ...

Hindustan Times3h

What is an earthquake swarm? Washington's most famous volcano records its ‘largest’ one in 15 years

The USGS explained that while an exact cause hasn’t been pinpointed, similar swarms in the past have been linked to ...

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