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Stay calm. ‘earthquake swarm’ at Mount Rainier is normal

Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier in Washington, "most significant seismic activity" since 2009

Some of the earthquakes were too small to even locate. "Earthquakes are too small to be felt at the surface and will likely continue for several days," the observatory said in a news release Tuesday.

KUOW · 17h

Hundreds of small earthquakes are hitting Mount Rainier. Geologists say they're not concerned

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Stay calm. The ‘earthquake swarm’ at Mount Rainier is normal

Alaska Dispatch News · 22h

Stay calm, Seattle. The ‘earthquake swarm’ at Mount Rainier is normal.

Mount Rainier is not about to erupt. Today, at least. (The future is another story.)

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Hundreds of Earthquakes from Mt. Rainier

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Mount Rainier experiences an earthquake swarm

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Series of earthquakes rattles Washington state near volcano

Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano 45 miles southeast of Tacoma and 60 miles south-southeast of Seattle. Its last eruption was "a light dusting of ash" in 1894, the USGS said in a report. Large eruptions haven't occurred for more than 1,000 years.

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Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver observatory will rock you

The USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory is in an office park in east Vancouver, off Southeast 15th Street, at 1300 S.E. Cardinal Court, Building 10, Suite 100.

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