morageology.com

Good Morning!
Today is day 318 of 2019 and
day 45 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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7-DAY FORECAST TREND:

LATEST PARADISE WEATHER

As of: 11/14/2019 10:00 AM

47.6° F
Wind: W (271°) @ 4 G 8 mph
Snow Depth: 4 in (19% of normal)
24-hour Precip: 0.00 in

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LATEST LONGMIRE WEATHER

As of: 11/14/2019 11:00 AM

42.7° F
Snow Depth: 6 in (279% 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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Southwest face of Mount Rainier (from a photo by Scott Beason on 09/28/2014)

LATEST EARTHQUAKES:

Earthquakes in the last 30 days near Mount Rainier

LAST 5 EARTHQUAKES:

Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 00:29:08 GMT
1 day 18 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds ago
0.740 km (0.460 mi) S of summit
Magnitude: 0.4
Depth 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
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Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 10:15:59 GMT
2 days 8 hours 35 minutes 9 seconds ago
1.895 km (1.178 mi) NNE of summit
Magnitude: 1.1
Depth -0.5 km (-0.3 mi)
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Fri, Nov 08, 2019, 13:51:39 GMT
6 days 4 hours 59 minutes 28 seconds ago
2.226 km (1.383 mi) NNE of summit
Magnitude: 0.5
Depth -0.2 km (-0.1 mi)
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Thu, Nov 07, 2019, 14:47:30 GMT
7 days 4 hours 3 minutes 38 seconds ago
13.023 km (8.092 mi) W of summit
Magnitude: 0.8
Depth 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
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Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 08:29:13 GMT
8 days 10 hours 21 minutes 55 seconds ago
15.250 km (9.476 mi) WSW of summit
Magnitude: 0.4
Depth 7.1 km (4.4 mi)
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MISC:

Currently, this site has approximately
12,884,861
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, November 8, 2019, 12:46 PM PST (Friday, November 8, 2019, 20:46 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: Monitoring systems show that activity at Cascade Range volcanoes remained at background levels throughout the week.

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