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leftyladyfrommo

(20,027 posts) Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:19 PM Jul 2025

Lots of earthquakes at Mt. Ranier and everyone

is getting rattled about a possible eruption.

I was just reading comments from people that live in the Seattle area. No one knows who to believe. News is playing the danger down but everyone is trying to get good information.

Nobody trusts the news to not be spewing more GOP propaganda.

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Lots of earthquakes at Mt. Ranier and everyone (Original Post) leftyladyfrommo Jul 2025 OP

More info MLAA Jul 2025 #1

If it's going to erupt, I hope that Haggard Celine Jul 2025 #2

It's normal. It's a stratovolcano. maxsolomon Jul 2025 #3

Looks like Mother Nature is pissed malaise Jul 2025 #4

Are volcanoes Nature? quakerboy Jul 2025 #10

Here's an older USGS announcement surfered Jul 2025 #5

it's a good thing the mountain isn't any where near erupting, because if it did, AmandaRuth Jul 2025 #6

I'll let you know what I find up there ... defacto7 Jul 2025 #7

I grew up with a great view of Mt. Rainer from my backyard when I was a kid in the mid-'60s wolfie001 Jul 2025 #8

Geology Hub usually has the best information Warpy Jul 2025 #9

Well, as long as it isn't the Cascadia fault line going not fooled Jul 2025 #11

The last time I looked at Ranier lonely bird Jul 2025 #12

MLAA

(19,800 posts)

1. More info

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:22 PM

Jul 2025

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article310227415.html

Haggard Celine

(17,911 posts)

2. If it's going to erupt, I hope that

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:26 PM

Jul 2025

everyone is able to evacuate. That is so scary!

maxsolomon

(39,124 posts)

3. It's normal. It's a stratovolcano.

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:27 PM

Jul 2025

https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount-rainier

Still level "Green/Normal".

No one I know is getting rattled.

malaise

(297,938 posts)

4. Looks like Mother Nature is pissed

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:30 PM

Jul 2025

That is all

quakerboy

(14,905 posts)

10. Are volcanoes Nature?

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 09:10 PM

Jul 2025

I think of living things for nature. This would fall more in the category of the earth itself.

But also.. Im not far away, and this is the first im hearing of this. Which tells me that this is almost certainly not really a thing.

surfered

(14,283 posts)

5. Here's an older USGS announcement

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:41 PM

Jul 2025

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-CVO-2025-07-08T14:41:41+00:

You might visit their website for an update

AmandaRuth

(3,200 posts)

6. it's a good thing the mountain isn't any where near erupting, because if it did,

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 07:01 PM

Jul 2025

I'm toast. literally.

defacto7

(14,162 posts)

7. I'll let you know what I find up there ...

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:46 PM

Jul 2025

My son and I are hiking on the northeast slope in about 10 days. Woo-Hoo!

wolfie001

(7,968 posts)

8. I grew up with a great view of Mt. Rainer from my backyard when I was a kid in the mid-'60s

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:55 PM

Jul 2025

From Fort Lewis during the early Vietnam War. Beautiful site. I hope all is well there.

Warpy

(114,669 posts)

9. Geology Hub usually has the best information

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:56 PM

Jul 2025

Mount Rainier Volcano Update; Strong Earthquake Swarm Ongoing

not fooled

(6,761 posts)

11. Well, as long as it isn't the Cascadia fault line going

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 09:11 PM

Jul 2025

That would...not be good.

lonely bird

(3,034 posts)

12. The last time I looked at Ranier

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 09:17 PM

Jul 2025

It reminded me of St. Helen’s. It looked like the north face of Ranier had been blown out.

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