Recent volcanic activity across the Pacific Ring of Fire has raised alarms among scientists and volcanologists, with several volcanoes experiencing heightened eruptions and seismic tremors. The Ring ...

Mount Rainier, one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the U.S., has been rocked by over 1,000 earthquakes since July 8 — the ...

Mount Rainier is experiencing a seismic swarm with over 1,200 events since mid-June, prompting close monitoring but no ...

Mount Rainier eruption risk In addition to the risk posed by the earthquakes themselves, Mount Rainier is an active volcano and seismic activity can be related to a potential eruption.

Beginning July 8, a swarm of earthquakes hit Mount Rainier. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Cascades Volcano Observatory, the earthquakes were as large as 2.4 in magnitude.

The U.S. Geological Survey said it and other agencies were monitoring the situation and would issue additional alerts "as ...

Some observers around the world are connecting Russia’s volcanic eruption to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on that country's ...

Mount Rainier, which has the tallest Cascade Range peak at 14,409 feet, is listed as an “active, ice-clad stratovolcano,” with strong geologic evidence of an eruption about 1,000 years ago.

Mount Rainier hasn’t erupted in at least a century, possibly much longer. The U.S Geological Survey said there was no physical evidence to confirm a reported 1894 eruption, nor eruptions earlier ...

The so-called earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier dwindled Friday but has surpassed the last large event at the volcano in 2009, the USGS said.

The so-called earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier dwindled Friday but has surpassed the last large event at the volcano in 2009, the USGS said.