Recent Earthquakes
Recent natural and manmade seismic activity. Click figure for details.
Quakes Near Volcanoes
| Volcano | Last Week | Last Month | Average Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glacier Peak | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount Rainier | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| Mount Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount St. Helens | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| Mount Hood | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mount Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Three Sisters | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newberry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crater Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The number of earthquakes located at each major Cascade volcano. The average shown is the median number at each volcano for the past 4 decades. Bold letters indicate more-than-average seismicity in the past month.
Earthquakes in the News
Parts of Christchurch will not be rebuilt
Posted by J. Vidale, 02/03/2012
NZ Stuff The soft downtown areas of Christchurch may never be rebuilt after last year's quake.
Alaska's Cleveland Volcano threatening to erupt
Posted by J. Vidale, 02/02/2012
Wired Science It's bulging (pic from 2006).
First line of tsunami defense - mangroves
Posted by J. Vidale, 02/01/2012
PR Web Not new news, but the story is proving true.
M6.2 hurts 100 people in Peru
Posted by J. Vidale, 01/31/2012
SFGate Quake-prone Peru suffers again.
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- advocating comprehensive and cost-effective measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes and volcanoes.
