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

The Daily Mail reported Mount Rainier has shown unusual seismic activity over three days. However, the active stratovolcano is behaving normally, according to a monitoring group. PNSN cited ...

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 has lost height and its highest point has migrated, a subtle but symbolically powerful shift atop one of the ...

Mount Rainier’s seismic sensors showed unusual activity for several days, prompting widespread attention online, but experts told KIRO 7 News the readings came from a malfunctioning instrument rather ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are showing normal activity levels, according to the United States Geological Survey on Friday. Mount Rainier experienced its largest ...

According to the new paper, Mount Rainier’s highest point is a fraction of an inch below 14,400 feet, or 10 feet below the U.S. Geological Survey’s longstanding official measurement of 14,410 feet.

The summit has likely declined more than 20 feet, the study said.