Earthquake swarm recorded at WA's Mount Rainier
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Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano 45 miles southeast of Tacoma and 60 miles south-southeast of Seattle. Its last eruption was "a light dusting of ash" in 1894, the USGS said in a report. Large eruptions haven't occurred for more than 1,000 years.
Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday.. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain ...