Do you know anything about what's going on with Mt.Rainier?
H. Bradbury
Dear H. Bradbury,
I contacted two geologists at the U.S. Geological Survey Cascade
Volcano Observatory. On May 22, 1995, they informed me that there is no
evidence of any renewed volcanic activity. The only seismicity is about
10 miles west of the volcano in an area that has had a number of
earthquakes over the decades. This seismicity is apparently unrelated to
the volcano. A magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred in this area last week.
The
Cascade Volcano Observatory
maintains a homepage with information
about
Mount Rainier
. It can be reached through VolcanoWorld.
Thank you for your question.
Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota
Carolyn Driedger and Steve Brantley, USGS, Cascade Volcano Observatory
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