A "swarm" of earthquakes began at Mount Rainier in Washington in the early morning hours on Tuesday with hundreds of quakes detected so far, making it the largest such event at the volcano since 2009.

A recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state, along with increased volcanic activity in Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii, has captured the news media's attention and sparked questions ...

Scientists have recorded the "largest" earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state since 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The swarm at the second-most seismically active volcano in ...

Mount Rainier is not getting ready to erupt, but scientists at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network might blow their stacks over having to respond to a rumor about increased tremor activity at the ...

Senate bill proposes selling 2M acres of public land across 11 Western states. Over 5.3M acres in Washington, including near Mt. Baker, could be eligible. Critics say the plan risks public access and ...