Posted on 09/30/2004 12:02:30 AM PDT by datura
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While checking the seismographs tonight for the region, it is becoming apparent that Mt. Rainier is also awakening along with Mt St Helens. At first, I had hoped that the seismographs at Mt Rainier were merely picking up the earth movement from St Helens, but the tremors do not correlate.
By checking the charts for St Helens back on the 25th of the month - when the current event began - the buildup is easily seen. There are occasional quakes that are of noticeable strength, while the others are extremely small. Moving forward from the 25th, you can see the intensity grow, as well as the frequency shorten. Well, the same scenario is playing itself out right now under Mt Rainier, especially the Longmire station.
Posted below are the charts showing this growth at St Helens, along with the more current ones from Mt Rainier. If Mt Rainier's activity increases in a manner similar to Mt St Helens, this will be an interesting time indeed for all of this region......
Here is Mt St Helens from the 25th:
And here is St Helens again, from the morning of the 26th:
This is Mt St Helens right now. Constant earth movement......
Alert status for Mt St Helens is now at "3". Now for Mt Rainier. Here's the chart for Rainier from yesterday morning/afternoon:
And this is the current chart for Mt Rainier:
As you can see, the earth is starting to move under this volcano as well. The duration of the quakes under Mt Rainier is longer, and the frequency is longer than at Mt St Helens, but there is obviously something going on here as well. I really want this one to go back to sleep.
Someone should tell those losers about the wind storm we had here on Clinton's Innauguration Day. It was the size and strength of a small hurricane - worst storm in years here. How ironic - we got blown instead of Bubba.
The scientists said yesterday that they believe the seismic activity is being caused by pressure from a reservoir of molten rock a little more than a mile below the crater. That magma apparently rose from a depth of about 6 miles in 1998, but never reached the surface, said Jeff Wynn, the chief scientist at the survey's Cascade Volcano Observatory.
Since last week, scientists have also observed a slight northward movement -- about an inch and a half -- of the 925-foot-tall dome of hardened lava that grew inside the crater from 1980 to 1986.
even the charts for mt. hood are starting to move, perhaps in sympathetic response to st. helens... but something is afoot.
Three sisters looks alright...
anybody here from the folks at mt. shasta?
I never have seen this map look like this either!
Yeah, check with CBS, newbie!
If a major Rainier event transpires, will we get the same level of help (commensurate with the proportion of death and property destruction) as Florida? Not that we deserve it, mind you...
You don't need a helmet. You just a desk to duck and cover under.
I've been looking for this information. And since you posted this, I believe I'll be praying about it, too...
This is interesting, and I'd like to know the info for the dome at Yellowstone as well. A lot of geologists appear to be nervous about the activity there, according to Smithsonian Magazine. Activity there along with the Bakersfield quake, indicates activity along faults lateral to the San Andreas, along with the San Andreas itself.
But what would that mean if we're getting simultaneous activity along several fault lines lateral to a large, active fault?
What does the LON, SEP mean? Is that different locations around the mountain? If so, if you are making comparisons day to day will it make a difference as to which location you use?
I found the website and just looked at 9/30, and it is WAY more active than 9/29!
Troll be gone!
sir.
I am NOT a trained geologist.
but they had reports from the geological survey people last night on KOIN tv. According to them, Rainier is definitely acting up and their are growing concerns that it may not just be a sympathetic vibration. There may be something going on along the entire plate.
so that "speculation" you are concerned about, is actually usgs 'speculation' based.
hopes are that this is largely a jello shake reflection by mt. rainier echoing the st. helens event. but that is not assured at this time. but since they are not timed to each other's frequency on a predictable level, it may be an entire plate movement along the cascades.
Mt. Hood is also shaking, and it was not doing the same level yesterday morning. not like it is now.
We are very likely on the verge of an event.
speculation or not... it is good to be prepared in a volcanic zone.
thanks.
Well, aren't you sassy for a new guy. Chill.
ping
Bush's fault of course.
Mason River = Madison River (Sorry)
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