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Recent Observations: Over the past week, earthquakes were located at Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Mount Hood, including a seismic swarm at Mount St. Helens from November 20–21 and a M 2. ...

Forty-three years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering a magnitude 5 earthquake and spewing ash, mud and debris across southwest Washington.

Where is Mount St. Helens? Mount St. Helens is in Skamania County, Washington. The volcano formed through four eruptive events starting about 275,000 years ago, according to the USGS.

After the 1980 eruption, Congress funded the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory to monitor volcanoes in the Cascades range, including Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood and Mount Rainier.

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

Mt. St. Helens just sitting there today, like, all y’all freaking out about clouds around Mount Rainier when St. Helens’ track record shows it has a much more likely chance of erupting again.

Mount St. Helens has experienced slightly heightened seismic activity this year, compared to recent years, with 22 earthquakes in the last week alone, according to the observatory.

During the Mount St. Helens eruptions, lahars flowed up to 60 miles destroying 200 homes. Lahars are one of the risks with a Mount Rainier eruption, so many foothill communities prepare.

Mt. Hood National Forest is introducing climbing permits in 2024 for climbers traveling above a 9,500-foot elevation, with permit fees going towards climbing program improvements.

There are more glamorous volcanoes to climb (Mount Rainier) or to ski (Mount Hood) or that have exploded in epically dramatic fashion in living memory (Mount St. Helens). Ask your climate questions.

During the Mount St. Helens eruptions, lahars flowed up to 60 miles destroying 200 homes. Lahars are one of the risks with a Mount Rainier eruption, so many foothill communities prepare.