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

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

The giant earthquake was recorded at 12:37 p.m. local time, southeast of Sand Point, a community located on Popof Island in ...

Hundreds of small earthquakes have been reported near a volcano in southeast Alaska believed to have been dormant for at least 800 years. The cause of the quakes under Mount Edgecumbe, a volcano ...

In some cases, earthquakes near volcanoes can trigger eruptions. But this only occurs if the quake is large (greater than magnitude 6) and the volcano is already poised to erupt.

ANCHORAGE — Hundreds of small earthquakes have been reported near a volcano in southeast Alaska believed to have been dormant for at least 800 years. The cause of the quakes under Mount ...

Hundreds of small earthquakes have been reported near a volcano in southeast Alaska believed to have been dormant for at least 800 years. The cause of the quakes under Mount Edgecumbe, ...

Yet, the earthquake swarms exhibit very similar patterns to those near volcanoes. This suggests that the earthquakes are actually being caused by magma being released by an ancient long-dead volcano.

The earthquakes migrated from near the mountain's peak to a new area about 2 miles (3 km) down the slope — near a side vent called Crater Peak. This vent last blew in 1992 and also produced an ...

Hundreds of Small Earthquakes Recorded Near Alaska Volcano Dormant 800 Years The cause of the quakes under Mount Edgecumbe, a volcano near Sitka that resembles Mount Fuji in Japan, are not known ...

Hundreds of small earthquakes have been reported near a volcano in southeast Alaska believed to have been dormant for at least 800 years. The cause of the quakes under Mount Edgecumbe, a volcano ...