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Today is day 191 of 2020 and
day 283 of Water Year 2020.
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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LOW
6-DAY FORECAST TREND:
LLLLLL
LATEST PARADISE WEATHER
As of: 07/09/2020 03:00 AM

42.1° F
Wind: N (0°) @ 0 G 0 mph
Snow Depth: 41 in (143% of normal)
24-hour Precip: 0.01 in

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LATEST LONGMIRE WEATHER
As of: 07/09/2020 02:00 AM

50.5° F
Snow Depth: 2 in (0% of normal)
24-hour Precip: 0.05 in

[ Observation | Forecast ]
DARK SKY PRECIPITATION RADAR
MOUNT RAINIER VICINITY
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FORECASTED SNOW PACK
AT PARADISE (5,400')
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Debris flow deposit from August 2015 debris flow on Tahoma Creek (from a photo by Scott Beason on 09/14/2015)
LATEST EARTHQUAKES:
Earthquakes in the last 30 days near Mount Rainier
:
33

LAST 5 EARTHQUAKES:

  1. Wed, Jul 08, 2020, 22:37:26 GMT
    12 hours 12 minutes 37 seconds ago
    2.380 km (1.479 mi) SW of summit
    Magnitude: 0.7
    Depth -2.7 km (-1.7 mi)
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  2. Wed, Jul 08, 2020, 20:58:33 GMT
    13 hours 51 minutes 30 seconds ago
    0.441 km (0.274 mi) SSW of summit
    Magnitude: 0.5
    Depth 1.1 km (0.7 mi)
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  3. Wed, Jul 08, 2020, 17:33:47 GMT
    17 hours 16 minutes 16 seconds ago
    0.078 km (0.048 mi) NE of summit
    Magnitude: 0.3
    Depth 1.5 km (0.9 mi)
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  4. Mon, Jul 06, 2020, 22:03:26 GMT
    2 days 12 hours 46 minutes 38 seconds ago
    15.814 km (9.827 mi) SW of summit
    Magnitude: 0.6
    Depth 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
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  5. Sat, Jul 04, 2020, 23:29:25 GMT
    4 days 11 hours 20 minutes 38 seconds ago
    15.620 km (9.706 mi) SW of summit
    Magnitude: 0.5
    Depth 3.1 km (1.9 mi)
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MISC:
Currently, this site has approximately
12,036,945
 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, July 3, 2020, 1:50 PM PDT (Friday, July 3, 2020, 20:50 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: Over the past week small earthquakes were located at Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Hood, consistent with normal seismicity levels at each volcano. During the week, field crews worked at sites near Mount St. Helens.

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
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