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.
Yup! I hate to say it, but my oldest daughter (who is REALLY into volvanoes and related things) are really looking forward to this - it's an educational opportunity for her :0)
Well, it wouldn't be an oozing event - it would go "BOOM!" but it would be a limited localized "BOOM"...
If you were close enough, it would probably sound like someone blowing up stumps in their backyard with TNT...
Whew! Thanks! Maybe I should just go to work (where I can keep an eye on Rainier) and stop obsessing about this. : )
"For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now." -- Romans 8:22
It wouldn't be weird - better get one now and avoid the rush and price mark-ups ;0)
Point taken. I watch with interest and hope for the safety of all involved.
If everyone could be safe, I'd love to see a good blast.
Where is President Bush? Think there are some that think he is behind it ... ?
I doubt you'd see it where you live ;0)
Fox might break into the Peterson trial coverage for a few stills.
well i live in fresno, which is pretty flat. My family lives in la canada, right by angeles crest mountaints. Could there be one there?
However, if a car were being chased down the mountain by lava, they'd get a chopper on it asap...
Thank you for your work on bringing this to our attention - I check in with FR twice a day.. the best news and discussions around... Sometimes we do not get news from documented sources for days, depending on what they think we should know.. this is an excellent way to share our experiences, knowledge and skills.. so I thank you for your work... just keep on "smoking" what ever it is that you are smoking...
Keep us posted. I'm net-dense but cable deprived.
Definitely.
World's Wildest Lava Chases!
Burk, what are the areas in those blue boxes?
Thank you Lex Luthor.
The USGS was explaining the recordings on Mt. Rainier last night on the 10:00 o'clock news. They said the instruments on Mt. Rainier are picking up the noise Mt. St Helens is making. That's all.
those are all earthquakes, red for last hour, blue for last day, and yellow for last week...the size of the box indicated the magnitude, per the scale on the right.
Are you being your usual "helpful" self? :-)
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