'Most significant event' | USGS scientist discusses extraordinary earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier скачать в хорошем качестве

'Most significant event' | USGS scientist discusses extraordinary earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier

A swarm of more than 300 earthquakes has now been recorded at Mount Rainier. There have been 334 quakes recorded since the swarm began on July 8, making this swarm the largest on record at Mount Rainier. It has surpassed the 2009 swarm event in terms of magnitude, rate, and energy released, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Cascades Volcano Observatory. "It is the most significant event since we have been having monitoring equipment at Mount Rainier. We have to remember Mount Rainier is really old. We've only been monitoring it for 40, maybe 50 years now. So just because it's the most significant one we've seen on equipment doesn't mean this hasn't happened in the past prior to 2009," said Alex Iezzi, research geophysicist at USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory. READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/more-than... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook:   / katunews   KATU on Twitter:   / katunews   Subscribe to KATU on YouTube:    / @katunews   Daily News Playlist:    • KATU Daily News Playlist   For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newstips@katu.com Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland #Oregon #localnews #oregonnews #volcano #mountrainier #rainier #washington #seattle #lava #USGS #earthquake