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International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

Join volcano scientists from around the world during scientific meeting and associated public event in Portland.

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Reporters: Join as GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

Reporters: Join as GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

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Twenty-five middle-school girls from 11 cities in Washington and Oregon are participating in the third annual “GeoGirls” outdoor volcano...

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Ever Vigilant: USGS Marks the 37th Anniversary of Mount St. Helen's Eruption and the 35th Anniversary of the Cascades Volcano Observatory

Ever Vigilant: USGS Marks the 37th Anniversary of Mount St. Helen's Eruption and the 35th Anniversary of the Cascades Volcano Observatory

Today, in 1980, Mount St. Helens unleashed the most devastating eruption in U.S. history. Two years later, USGS founded the Cascades Volcano...

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Deja Vu: Small Earthquake Swarm at Mount St. Helens Does Not Indicate Future Eruptive Activity

Deja Vu: Small Earthquake Swarm at Mount St. Helens Does Not Indicate Future Eruptive Activity

As of May 5, the PNSN has located 47 earthquakes near Mount St. Helens since the seismic network was restored on April 21, 2017.

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May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington State

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington State

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington, providing residents an opportunity to become more familiar with volcano hazards in their communities...

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The Impact of the 1912 Novarupta/Katmai Eruption on the Pacific Northwest

The Impact of the 1912 Novarupta/Katmai Eruption on the Pacific Northwest

The world's largest eruption of the 20th century occurred in 1912 at Novarupta on the Alaska Peninsula. An estimated 15 cubic kilometers of magma was...

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Small magnitude earthquake swarms detected beneath Mount St. Helens.

Small magnitude earthquake swarms detected beneath Mount St. Helens.

The current pattern of seismicity is similar to swarms most recently seen at Mount St. Helens in March-May 2016, and in 2014 and 2013. 

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Opportunity to Interview USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program Scientists

Opportunity to Interview USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program Scientists

On November 14, 2016, the news media are invited to visit CVO and interview VDAP scientists about their work assisting foreign counterparts—responding...

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Imagery Reveals More Landslides in Western Columbia Gorge

Imagery Reveals More Landslides in Western Columbia Gorge

New mapping in the western portion of the Columbia Gorge in Skamania County, Washington, shows previously unrecognized landslides beneath dense forest...

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GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

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Twenty middle-school girls from Washington and Oregon are participating in the second annual “GeoGirls” outdoor volcano science program...

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Recent Mount Hood earthquake swarm typical for this Oregon volcano.

Recent Mount Hood earthquake swarm typical for this Oregon volcano.

At Mount Hood, a swarm of small earthquakes was detected May 15-16, 2016. Studies of past swarms have concluded that they likely are occurring on pre...

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May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington State

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington State

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington, providing residents an opportunity to become more familiar with volcanic hazards in their communities...

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