Mount Adams in Washington state is seismically calm. But a flurry of earthquakes around the volcano has garnered attention from observers wondering whether it will blow.

A normally quiet “high threat” volcano in Washington state has been shaking at a record rate — prompting an alert from geologists who ultimately said there’s little chance it will erupt soon.

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

Seismically, Mount Adams, located in southern Washington state, is relatively calm. The U.S. Geological Survey considers it a “high threat” volcano, but that’s a step below its “very high ...

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

Mount Rainier was experiencing "the most significant seismic activity" at the volcano in more than 15 years as an "earthquake ...

Mount Adams is one of Washington state's five volcanic peaks and can be found between Mount St. Helens and Yakima. The dormant volcano experienced six locatable earthquakes ranging from magnitude ...

Mount Adams is the second-highest mountain in Washington state, after Mount Rainier. Known as an active stratovolcano, it's part of what scientists call the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The last time it ...

Since 2020, 14 small-magnitude earthquakes occurred at Mount Adams, with the most recent happening over this past weekend. Located in south-central Washington, Mount Adams is the state’s largest ...

Washington State's Mount Adams is visible below a layer of smoke from the Dollar Lake wildfire as seen from Sherrard Point on Larch Mountain, Ore. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. ...

Mount Adams is the largest active volcano in Washington state. (Image credit: Google Earth) It last erupted at some point between 3,800 and 7,600 years ago, according to USGS .