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Good Afternoon!
Today is day 236 of 2019 and
day 328 of Water Year 2019.

Welcome to morageology.com! This site is an externally-accessible clearing house of static, real-time, non-real-time, and archived Mount Rainier geologic and geomorphic data used for geohazard awareness and mitigation. All data provided on this site are publicly-accessible non-sensitive scientific information collected by geologists at Mount Rainier National Park. Individual datasets are provided here for informational use only and are not guaranteed to be accurate or final versions - all data should be considered provisional unless otherwise noted.

TODAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD

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7-DAY FORECAST TREND:

LATEST PARADISE WEATHER

As of: 08/24/2019 04:00 PM

53.4° F
Wind: SW (225°) @ 14 G 23 mph
Snow Depth: 10 in (10288% of normal)
24-hour Precip: 0.00 in

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LATEST LONGMIRE WEATHER

As of: 08/24/2019 05:00 PM

65.8° F
Snow Depth: 2 in (0% of normal)
24-hour Precip: 0.00 in

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DARK SKY PRECIPITATION RADAR
MOUNT RAINIER VICINITY

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FORECASTED SNOW PACK
AT PARADISE (5,400')

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Tahoma Creek Suspension Bridge during the August 2015 debris flow (from a photo by Scott Beason on 08/13/2015)

LATEST EARTHQUAKES:

Earthquakes in the last 30 days near Mount Rainier

LAST 5 EARTHQUAKES:

Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 13:31:54 GMT
2 days 10 hours 50 minutes 42 seconds ago
17.603 km (10.938 mi) WNW of summit
Magnitude: 0.6
Depth 12.5 km (7.8 mi)
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Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 13:20:54 GMT
2 days 11 hours 1 minute 42 seconds ago
17.329 km (10.768 mi) WNW of summit
Magnitude: 0.3
Depth 11.7 km (7.3 mi)
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Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 12:00:57 GMT
2 days 12 hours 21 minutes 39 seconds ago
5.760 km (3.579 mi) E of summit
Magnitude: 0.2
Depth 0.0 km (0.0 mi)
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Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 09:14:15 GMT
7 days 15 hours 8 minutes 20 seconds ago
0.219 km (0.136 mi) S of summit
Magnitude: 0.5
Depth 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
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Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 08:32:30 GMT
7 days 15 hours 50 minutes 6 seconds ago
0.105 km (0.066 mi) S of summit
Magnitude: 0.1
Depth 2.0 km (1.2 mi)
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MISC:

Currently, this site has approximately
11,789,434
total data points in its database!

LATEST UPDATES AND SITE NEWS:

August 5, 2019 Tahoma Creek Debris Flow
Posted on Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 17:00 by Scott Beason. Updated on Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 17:00

The 32nd recorded debris flow in Tahoma Creek occurred on August 5, 2019, between 6:44 PM PDT (8/6/2019 01:55 UTC) - 8:10 PM PDT (8/6/2019 03:10 UTC), as observed on the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network's (PNSN) Emerald Ridge (RER) seismograph. The event began as a sudden and significant change in the primary outlet stream from the terminus of the South Tahoma Glacier. This change caused a surge of water to go over loose, steep and unconsolidated sediment-rich areas just downstream of the terminus. Debris flow deposits were observed approximately 4 miles downstream at the Tahoma Creek Trail trailhead (an area affectionally known in the park as 'barrel curve'). The event is still being investigated... a good photo set (with a few videos) is available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mountrainiernps/sets/72157710161403356/. If you would like to view more information about the event, click here: http://www.morageology.com/geoEvent.php#145. If you were in the area of the South Tahoma Glacier or Tahoma Creek on the evening of August 5 and/or morning of August 6, and have any interesting observations, please send them to Scott Beason.

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New Camp Schurman weather station added!
Posted on Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 14:17 by Scott Beason. Updated on Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 14:17

A new weather station has been added to morageology.com. Click the following link to see hourly data from Camp Schurman on the NE side of Mount Rainier's volcanic edifice at 9,500 feet: http://waterdata.morageology.com/station.php?g=MORAWXCS.

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Longmire RSAM Down
Posted on Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 05:00 by Scott Beason. Updated on Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 05:00

The Longmire (LON) seismograph has been reporting ground vibrations from a construction project in the area near the seismograph. In order to prevent erroneous debris flow alerts, the RSAM (debris flow detection) analysis has been disabled. The system will be restored once the construction project has been completed.

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LATEST CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE:

CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Friday, August 23, 2019, 8:14 AM PDT (Friday, August 23, 2019, 15:14 UTC)

CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range of Oregon and Washington are at normal background levels of activity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; and Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry, and Crater Lake in Oregon.

Recent Observations: A quiet week in the Cascades. There were a few small earthquakes at Mounts Hood, St. Helens, and Rainier, all very shallow (up to 2 km depth), and all M1 or smaller. Field crews have been out mapping in the Oregon Cascades and at Glacier Peak.

The U.S. Geological Survey and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) continue to monitor these volcanoes closely and will issue additional updates and changes in alert level as warranted.

For images, graphics, and general information on Cascade Range volcanoes: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/
For seismic information on Oregon and Washington volcanoes: http://www.pnsn.org/volcanoes
For information on USGS volcano alert levels and notifications: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/notifications.html