Active Volcano Mt. Rainer Shaken By ‘Swarm’ Of 23 Earthquakes
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sep 21, 2017
on’t panic – it’s only an active volcano. What’s the worst that could happen?
Some two dozen earthquakes have shaken Washington State’s Mt. Rainer over the past two weeks – but seismologists say people who live nearby shouldn’t panic.
“In the past, these swarms last a couple of days to a week or so and then die out,” said Paul Bodin, of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University of Washington.
The first of the 23 quakes struck on Sept. 11 near the volcano’s summit. The largest of the quakes registered magnitude 1.6. During the same period, Mexico experienced two of the deadliest earthquakes in decades.
According to the Seattle Times, earthquake swarms typically don’t signify that an eruption is imminent.
“So I’m treating this as a single eyebrow raised halfway,” [Bodin] wrote. “Yeah, I see you and will be watching, but I don’t think you’re going to attack.”
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