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Volcanoes are turning in their sleep across the US. What does that mean for Washington?
A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.
Volcanic activity in 4 key US states sparks concern, scientists monitor earthquakes at Mount Rainier; What's happening?
Volcanoes in the United States that have been active since spring woke up, brushed themselves off, and then went back to ...
Mount Rainier earthquake swarms decline in activity even as strongest registered Friday
Seismicity has decreased” from 30 events per hour at the peak to a few per hour as of Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological ...
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US earthquakes today may be aftershocks from James Madison's time
Earthquakes today in the U.S. could be left over from seismic activity in the 1800s, scientists have found. In a new study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth ...
What is an earthquake swarm? Washington's most famous volcano records its ‘largest’ one in 15 years
One of the most famous mountains in Washington, Mount Rainier, has been rumbling over the last day due to the amplified ...
Earthquakes continue to rattle Mount Rainier, now biggest seismic event in recent history
This is now the largest recorded earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier since seismic monitoring at the volcano began in 1982, the ...
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With a simulated earthquake, US and Japan gauge evolving command coordination
The United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake, the ...
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Modern earthquakes in US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s ...
The researchers found that approximately 30% of all earthquakes from 1980 to 2016 near the Missouri-Kentucky border, all magnitude 2.5 or greater, were likely aftershocks from the three major ...