A Daily Mail article told of sudden seismic activity and "unprecedented 72-hour tremor phase" at Mount Rainier. They were woefully wrong, scientists say.

Experts clarified that Mount Rainier was not at risk of eruption after widespread online speculation spread. A “technical ...

Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network might blow their stacks over having to respond to a rumor about increased tremor activity at the Washington state volcano.

Mount Rainier, the active stratovolcano that experienced an unusual but benign swarm of tiny earthquakes this past summer, isn’t suddenly showing seismic-tremor activity despite a recent news report ...

No, there was no “eruption threat” or sudden seismic tremor activity at Mount Rainier. But there is an eruption of backlash for an article that stoked fears with some faulty reporting. If you were ...

Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain triggering ...

At 2 a.m. on July 8, 2025, instruments across Washington State picked up an unusual signal from Mount Rainier. Over the following weeks, the volcano generated 10,834 small earthquakes, the largest ...

Washington state may not have to worry about hurricanes, but it is volcano country. The United States has 161 active volcanoes – all in the western U.S. – but only 18 are classified as a "very high ...

A recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state, along with increased volcanic activity in Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii, has captured the news media's attention and sparked questions ...

On July 8, Mount Rainier began to stir. Seismic activity occurs at all of the Pacific Northwest’s Cascade Volcanoes to some extent, but this time was different. What began as a few faint tremors soon ...