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3.2 quake inside Mt. Rainier

Posted on 11/07/2004 2:25:19 PM PST by djf

Well, folks, many come here and over and over deny there is no linkage between volcano events.



1.3 2004/11/07 11:43:57 46.840N 121.758W 1.4 1 km ( 1 mi) S of Mount Rainier
1.2 2004/11/07 11:27:24 46.844N 121.769W 0.6 1 km ( 1 mi) SSW of Mount Rainier
3.2 2004/11/07 11:23:59 46.843N 121.756W 1.6 1 km ( 1 mi) SSE of Mount Rainier
1.5 2004/11/07 11:12:25 46.843N 121.759W 1.4 1 km ( 1 mi) S of Mount Rainier
1.5 2004/11/07 10:03:55 46.841N 121.751W 1.7 2 km ( 1 mi) SSE of Mount Rainier
1.2 2004/11/06 23:58:36 47.342N 122.829W 44.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Bremerton, WA
1.1 2004/11/06 02:49:29 46.358N 122.251W 10.2 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Mount St. Helens
1.2 2004/11/06 01:01:50 46.845N 121.761W 0.0 1 km ( 1 mi) S of Mount Rainier




Six quakes there since yesterday, the biggest a 3.2, all occurring inside the mountain at a depth of 1-1.5 KM, seismic activity as reflected above at the Longmire station VERY VERY similar to what happened on St. Helens in the months preceding the eruption.

Sleep tight! Don't let the bedbugs bite!


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: cataclysm; mtrainer; mtrainier; volcano
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To: Darksheare
"Ranier is overdue for an eruption."

Overdue, and if I recall correctly, a blow of Mt. Ranier would have far more devastating consequences than that of Mt. St, Helen's.

41 posted on 11/07/2004 4:19:18 PM PST by sweetliberty (Proud member of the Pajama Posse!)
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To: mewzilla
Jeez, what were those two volcanos in Alaska that were interrelated? Katmai and Novarupta?

There was confusion about what volcano had erupted. Only Novarupta erupted early in the 20th century. However, it drained a magma chamber 6 miles away at Katmai forming a Caldera.

Mount Saint Helens and Rainier are 50 miles apart. They are completely different volcanic systems with entirely separate magma chambers.

42 posted on 11/07/2004 4:20:20 PM PST by Strategerist
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To: djf
There is no correlation between the seismic activity at Mt. Rainer and that of Mount St. Helens. Any concurrent activity is entirely coincidental and totally unrelated.
43 posted on 11/07/2004 4:21:47 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Red Sox Win The World Series...And Bush Wins Re-election Too!)
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To: Strategerist

FWIW, when it comes to stuff like this, I never say never :) Look how long it took'em to figure out what really happened up in Alaska.


44 posted on 11/07/2004 4:22:30 PM PST by mewzilla
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To: who knows what evil?
Ack! Don't even think it. FR is based on the west coast.
45 posted on 11/07/2004 4:24:56 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Watch out! I have bunny slippers and I am not afraid to use them!)
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To: sweetliberty

Actually, the real danger from Mt. Rainier is lahars (volcanic mudslides), not an explosion like Mt. St. Helens. The USGS has online maps showing the paths of past lahars, which could reach as far as Auburn and Tacoma.


46 posted on 11/07/2004 4:28:49 PM PST by Fabozz
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To: Strategerist
Just so Mt. Hood stays napping. That baby is way too close for comfort here.

Nam Vet

47 posted on 11/07/2004 4:34:47 PM PST by Nam Vet (MSM reporters think the MOIST dream they had the night before is a "reliable source".)
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To: mewzilla

It took them a while to figure out what happened in Alaska because no one witnessed the eruption up close. It's one of the most remote areas in North America.


48 posted on 11/07/2004 4:44:56 PM PST by Strategerist
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Ack! Don't even think it. FR is based on the west coast.

EAST of the San Andreas...the worst that could happen would be that FR would be paying property taxes at the new Lex Luthor rate.

49 posted on 11/07/2004 5:17:00 PM PST by who knows what evil? (If arrogance was beauty, New England women would be supermodels!)
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To: djf

I'm about 25 miles as the crow flies, but there's a pretty big valley between me n' it. However, depending on which way the wind blows when it goes, could be kinda dusty for a while.

Hopefully, it'll be small enough not to send too many big rocks 25 miles away from the blast. But I'll certainly have a ringside seat when it goes. Guess I'll have to stock up on some videotape for the camera as a just-in-case.


50 posted on 11/07/2004 6:05:07 PM PST by hadit2here ("Most men would rather die than think. Many do." --Bertrand Russell)
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To: ken5050

LOL - I hope so!!


51 posted on 11/07/2004 6:05:57 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (Thank you, Lord.)
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To: djf

Or, "...as the ash flies." :)


52 posted on 11/07/2004 6:08:59 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God is giving you plenty of hints that He exists...)
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To: sweetliberty

I think so.
It's much closer to populated areas, I think.
Being east coast I'm not too conversant or knowledgable about it.
(Only what I've read, and I don't really know how accurate it is.)


53 posted on 11/07/2004 6:09:28 PM PST by Darksheare (Personality shattered and horribly twisted, the humor flows out through the cracks.)
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To: HairOfTheDog; Ramius; ecurbh

Ruh-roh!


54 posted on 11/07/2004 6:12:07 PM PST by Overtaxed (Can't have nuttin' fer varmints.)
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55 posted on 11/07/2004 6:14:56 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: Darksheare

It sits in the horizon just east of Portland.


56 posted on 11/07/2004 6:24:40 PM PST by Porterville (If you see a stinkin' commie in the snow covered hill, a landslide will take it down)
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To: Porterville

wrong mountain so-sorry.


57 posted on 11/07/2004 6:25:16 PM PST by Porterville (If you see a stinkin' commie in the snow covered hill, a landslide will take it down)
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To: Darksheare

I was thinkn' of mount Hood


58 posted on 11/07/2004 6:27:12 PM PST by Porterville (If you see a stinkin' commie in the snow covered hill, a landslide will take it down)
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To: Porterville

Kinda figured as much.
Not sure where it is in relation to populated areas.
But I figure that it is fairly close to some populated places.
Looking at a map says yes, but that doesn't give a good idea on how bad it would be.
From what I've read, Ranier will be very bad when it goes.
Hood would be bad as well.
(Hood has had some quakes, but nothing approaching the slight increase in activity seen at Ranier. Helens so far has had the largest increase.)


59 posted on 11/07/2004 6:32:57 PM PST by Darksheare (Personality shattered and horribly twisted, the humor flows out through the cracks.)
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To: Vicki

"Anyone else see the weird cloud formation next to Mt. Rainier today?"

I saw the layered standing lenticular clouds over Rainier today. It is caused when moist air blows over the mountain, gets pushed up and thus cooled. The moisture condenses into a cloud. Once the air gets over the peak and goes back down the other side, the air warms up and the water re-evaporates. The cloud appears to hover motionless over the summit, but in fact the wind must blow at least 60 mph for the cloud to form.

The old Indian saying is that whenever Tahoma (Rainier) wears a hat, it will rain in two days. I believe it.


60 posted on 11/07/2004 6:56:41 PM PST by poindexter
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