Past earthquakes near Mount Rainier volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map

Updated: May 6, 2024 13:44 GMT - refresh

In 2020, Mount Rainier volcano has had 418 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.6:

3 quakes above magnitude 2
415 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake 25km NW of Packwood, Washington (USA) -

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Past earthquakes near Mount Rainier volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Dec 31, 2020 09:01 am (Los Angeles)	1.3 5.8 km	15 km (9.3 mi) to the SW	8 Km ENE of Ashford, Washington, USA	Info
Saturday, December 26, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 25, 2020 06:03 pm (Los Angeles)	1.2 9.2 km	17 km (10.3 mi) to the SW	6 Km NE of Ashford, Washington, USA	Info
Friday, December 25, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 25, 2020 04:33 pm (Los Angeles)	1.6 9.6 km	17 km (10.6 mi) to the SW	6 Km ENE of Ashford, Washington, USA	Info
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 15, 2020 10:36 pm (Los Angeles)	1.8 1.7 km	0.7 km (0.4 mi) to the SE	32 mi southeast of South Hill, Washington, USA	Info
Dec 15, 2020 10:35 pm (Los Angeles)	1.4 1.5 km	0.2 km (0.1 mi) to the SE	31 mi southeast of South Hill, Washington, USA	Info
Sunday, December 13, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 13, 2020 01:42 pm (Los Angeles)	1.4 8.4 km	13 km (8.1 mi) to the W	10 Km NE of Ashford, Washington, USA	Info
Friday, December 11, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 11, 2020 11:36 am (Los Angeles)	1.2 9.5 km	17 km (10.4 mi) to the SW	6 Km ENE of Ashford, Washington, USA	Info
Dec 10, 2020 11:56 pm (Los Angeles)	1.4 9.3 km	17 km (10.4 mi) to the SW	6 Km ENE of Ashford, Washington, USA	Info
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 1, 2020 07:21 pm (Los Angeles)	1.1 9.4 km	17 km (10.5 mi) to the W	7 Km NE of Ashford, Washington, USA	Info
Friday, November 20, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 20, 2020 01:25 pm (Los Angeles)	1.3 2.9 km	20 km (12 mi) to the SW	43 mi southeast of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington	Info
Thursday, November 5, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 5, 2020 02:53 pm (Los Angeles)	1.3 1.2 km	15 km (9.4 mi) to the W	15 miles E of Eatonville, Washington	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 10⁹ joules (308 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.265 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Mount Rainier volcano (Washington, USA) activity update: M 2.4 shallow earthquake beneath the north rim of East Crater on 13 Sep

An M 2.4 earthquake occurred beneath the summit of Mount Rainier at 08:45 PDT, September 13, and was followed by a dozen or so aftershocks over the next ~20 minutes. Read all

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