Mount Rainier has rattled through thousands of tiny earthquakes this year, a reminder that America’s most lethal volcano is very much alive beneath its ice. Those quakes, and a burst of viral alarmism ...

Experts clarified that Mount Rainier was not at risk of eruption after widespread online speculation spread. Is Mount Rainier going to erupt? A “technical issue” of one seismometer produced a faulty ...

On a single day in November 2025, emergency managers across Washington state were inundated with calls about an eruption at ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — No, there is not increased activity at Mount Rainier, despite a national headline Wednesday morning claiming there is an uptick in seismic activity happening on the mountain. The Daily Mail ...

No, there was no “eruption threat” or sudden seismic tremor activity at Mount Rainier this week. But there is an eruption of backlash for a news article that stoked fears with some faulty reporting.

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 ...

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 ...