Mt. Rainier’s Record Quakes ENDED — Is The USGS Hiding Something?

Описание: On July 8, 2025, Mount Rainier — the most dangerous volcano in the United States — entered its largest recorded earthquake swarm in history. More than 1,300 quakes were officially located in just a few weeks, with bursts of up to 40 events per hour shaking the mountain’s slopes.

But then… the numbers stopped. By August, the USGS public catalog showed only a handful of new events. Some monitoring stations went offline, others appeared to change sensitivity, and official updates slowed to a crawl. Meanwhile, raw seismic feeds continued to show ongoing tremor activity — leaving scientists and citizens asking: Is the full story really being told?

The USGS maintains that there is no sign of magma movement and that Rainier remains at background levels. Still, the sudden disappearance of quake counts during the mountain’s most active period on record raises serious questions about transparency, risk, and preparedness.

Join us as Geosphere investigates what really happened during Rainier’s historic swarm, what it means for people living in the Puyallup, Orting, and Tacoma valleys directly in the path of future lahars, and why clear communication during volcanic unrest is as important as the science itself.

👉 What do you think — should every tremor be logged and shared, or is filtering out “noise” the right call? Share your thoughts below.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Swarm Appears
1:34 Silence & Missing Data
2:53 Patterns Below
4:14 Why Rainier Is Dangerous
5:34 Cascadia Context
6:41 Where Things Stand

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