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An article Tuesday posted by The Daily Mail titled ‘America’s deadliest volcano enters unprecedented 72-hour tremor phase as eruption threat looms over millions’ has garnered attention online, but it is not entirely accurate.
An earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier is considered one of the largest ever recorded for the volcano, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The last time Mount Rainier experienced a swarm of this size was in 2009.
The Washington State Emergency Management Division confirmed that the tsunami advisory for Washington state had been cancelled by mid-morning Wednesday.
The Nisqually Earthquake was a wake-up call to build stronger buildings across Puget Sound. More than two decades later, experts say we’re still not fully prepared.
Earthquakes are part of Washington’s past, present, and future, and we have local Native American tribes to thank for documenting some of our earliest ones.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit near Port Angeles Wednesday afternoon, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN).
With only seconds to prepare, you could be anywhere when an earthquake hits. That’s why experts urge you to create multiple earthquake kits so that you’ll have supplies ready when disaster hits.
According to people in the area, the shake was sudden and loud.
More than two decades after a major earthquake destroyed buildings across Puget Sound, many remain vulnerable to collapse.
