The area of Mount Saint Helens has seen around 350 earthquakes since February, with seismologists continuing to closely track the volcano's activity.
Over the past couple of days, you may have seen headlines asking if Mount Saint Helens is about to erupt. It comes after the area saw hundreds of recent earthquakes.Data shows that around 350 earthquakes have rattled the stratovolcano since February 1, 2024.Most of these quakes were too small to be felt though, even atop Mt. Saint Helens.But according to Weston Thelen, a research seismologist at the United States Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, the volcano is recharging.
"There were other periods of recharge that had more earthquakes, bigger earthquakes that lasted for longer in the 80s and 90s, and we can really lean on those types of events to give us context about what we’re seeing now," Thelen said.But it's the 1980 eruption that many people remember, as it claimed the lives of 57 people and spewed ash across western Washington. Seismologists don't expect this type of eruption to happen any time soon.
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