tommy on February 7th, 2008

Under the current U.S. Geological Survey Alert Level Terminology, Mount St. Helens volcano status is at “watch” level.  There are four levels in the system: Normal, Advisory, Watch, and Warning.
Here is the most current update from the USGS:
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, Seattle, Washington

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 08:46 [...]

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tommy on January 17th, 2008

Rising steam and a magnitude 2.9 earthquake rattled Mount St. Helens this week prompting scientists to discontinue internal human monitoring of the crater.  The quake was followed by an hour and a half long small tremor which ended with another quake.  The second one registered a magnitude 2.7.
“The settling of the growing lava dome might have [...]

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