They were all within 8.2 miles of the volcano, most of them closer. Mount Rainier is one of Washington's active volcanoes, but earthquake experts say this swarm of quakes is not cause for alarm.

“Earthquakes are part of the background activity at Mount Rainier, and swarms of this number of earthquakes typically occur once or twice a year,” the USGS said.. The last time there was a ...

Nearly 20 small earthquakes were detected at Mount Rainier on Wednesday. Experts said earthquake swarms like this “typically occur once or twice a year.” ...

A series of small earthquakes near Mount Rainier Wednesday night triggered ShakeAlert, the earthquake early warning system for the West Coast. While ShakeAlert is not available to the public yet ...

Mt. Rainier shook with a 3.2-magnitude earthquake under the volcanic crater, but scientists said that the quake was not related to activity at Mt. St. Helens and did not signal an eruption. The ...

Map shows earthquakes at Mount Rainier from 2010 to 2020. Circles show earthquake epicenters, sized by magnitude. The red circles are earthquakes from a swarm that occurred February 17-18, 2021 ...

Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak are four of the active volcanoes in Washington state. The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier.

Map shows earthquakes at Mount Rainier from 2010 to 2020. Circles show earthquake epicenters, sized by magnitude. The red circles are earthquakes from a swarm that occurred February 17-18, 2021 ...

GREENWATER - Two small earthquakes were recorded Saturday south of this town near Mount Rainier, one week after a larger quake was reported near the mountain’s summit.

Missing Mt. Rainier climber found dead in crevasse; he was celebrating 80th birthday The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.0, originated just south of the Mount Hood summit. The second ...

After a spurt of seismic activity this weekend, Mount Rainier National Park was shaken by a 3.6 magnitude earthquake Sunday afternoon. The quake hit at 12:31 p.m. and was felt as far as Kent ...