Important Takeaways:

• Is Mt St Helens about to blow? America’s most dangerous volcano is recharging – 43 years after catastrophic eruption that was the worst in US history
• Mount St. Helens has begun rumbling again recently – more than four decades after the worst eruption in US history.
• Since February 1, 2024, approximately 350 earthquakes have been recorded at the 8,300-foot Washington state volcano by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
• Most of these – more than 95 percent – have been less than magnitude 1.0 and are too small to be felt at the surface.
• The largest quake recently felt at the volcano, which is located in southwestern Washington about 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, was a magnitude 2.0 on May 31, 2024.
• There are fears the earthquakes could lead to another massive explosion reminiscent of 1980s eruption that left 57 people dead and permanently altered the area’s ecosystem.

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