Mount Adams in Washington state is seismically calm. But a flurry of earthquakes around the volcano has garnered attention from observers wondering whether it will blow.

Mount Adams, about 70 miles north of Portland, is one of the sleepiest active volcanoes in the Cascade Range. A small earthquake every few years is typical. But it’s shaken up expectations ...

A normally quiet “high threat” volcano in Washington state has been shaking at a record rate — prompting an alert from geologists who ultimately said there’s little chance it will erupt soon.

Washington’s Mount Adams has seen some pretty unusual activity as of late, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has announced. Rather than the usual one earthquake every two to three years, six ...

Mount Adams, which is the largest active volcano in Washington, has had a record-breaking spike in the amount of earthquakes that have been happening in the area. The US Geological Survey (USGS ...

Mount Adams, which rises to 12,276 feet, is photographed in 2005. The volcano in southwest Washington has experienced some seismic activity recently, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ...

Since 2020, 14 small-magnitude earthquakes occurred at Mount Adams, with the most recent happening over this past weekend. Located in south-central Washington, Mount Adams is the state’s largest ...

Mount Adams is one of Washington state's five volcanic peaks and can be found between Mount St. Helens and Yakima. The dormant volcano experienced six locatable earthquakes ranging from magnitude ...

Mount Adams, the long-dormant volcano in Southwest Washington, recently experienced some unusual seismic activity, and the USGS is stepping up their monitoring, which seemed like the perfect ...

Washington Mount Adams records most earthquakes since monitoring began in 1982. The second-tallest volcano in Washington had six recorded earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 0.9 to 2.0.

For many, Mount Adams is not on their regular go-to list and remains a little unknown – that whole “Washington’s forgotten mountain” nickname didn’t just appear out of thin air.

Six low-intensity earthquakes rumbled beneath Mount Adams during September, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory. That’s an unusual amount of seismic activity at ...