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Today is day 288 of 2019 and
day 15 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

7-DAY FORECAST TREND:
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LATEST PARADISE WEATHER
As of: 10/15/2019 03:00 PM

45.3° F
Wind: WSW (242°) @ 12 G 22 mph
Snow Depth: 11 in (395% of normal)
24-hour Precip: 0.00 in

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LATEST LONGMIRE WEATHER
As of: 10/15/2019 04:00 PM

50.1° F
Snow Depth: 1 in (1866% of normal)
24-hour Precip: 0.00 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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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
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24

LAST 5 EARTHQUAKES:

  1. Mon, Oct 14, 2019, 18:04:15 GMT
    1 day 5 hours 33 minutes 28 seconds ago
    13.189 km (8.195 mi) W of summit
    Magnitude: 0.0
    Depth 10.4 km (6.5 mi)
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  2. Sun, Oct 13, 2019, 01:56:10 GMT
    2 days 21 hours 41 minutes 33 seconds ago
    0.629 km (0.391 mi) E of summit
    Magnitude: 0.2
    Depth 7.5 km (4.7 mi)
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  3. Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 08:56:19 GMT
    4 days 14 hours 41 minutes 25 seconds ago
    16.050 km (9.973 mi) SW of summit
    Magnitude: 0.6
    Depth 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
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  4. Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 23:34:51 GMT
    5 days 2 minutes 53 seconds ago
    15.991 km (9.936 mi) W of summit
    Magnitude: 0.9
    Depth 9.2 km (5.7 mi)
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  5. Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 19:42:03 GMT
    6 days 3 hours 55 minutes 40 seconds ago
    0.844 km (0.524 mi) N of summit
    Magnitude: 0.2
    Depth 2.2 km (1.4 mi)
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MISC:
Currently, this site has approximately
12,268,613
 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, October 11, 2019, 10:29 AM PDT (Friday, October 11, 2019, 17:29 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: Seismic activity at Cascade Range volcanoes has been normal. During the past week, field crews visited Mount Rainier and Crater Lake to inspect and maintain monitoring stations.

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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