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<\/a><\/p>\n\nMt. Hood, Oregon, USA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A succession of minor earthquakes were registered at 12:13 p.m. on 1 March about three to four miles beneath the summit of Mount Hood, Oregon, which is currently a dormant volcano. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network measured eight quakes with a maximum magnitude of 1.3.<\/p>\n
A ‘swarm’ of minor earthquakes occurred beneath the summit of Oregon’s Mount Hood this week, with some speculating whether this might be a warning signal of bigger things to come.<\/p>\n
The minor quakes – all were too small to be felt at the surface – began at 12:13 p.m. on 1 March, about three to four miles beneath the summit of the dormant volcano, lasting for about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
Eight quakes measured a maximum magnitude of 1.3, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, with dozens of other tremors too small to locate.<\/p>\n
To allay concerns, the US Geological Survey wrote on Facebook on 3 March that while an earthquake swarm ‘isn’t a common occurrence’, it need not necessarily be taken as an indication that the ‘volcano is about to erupt’.<\/p>\n
‘Uptick in Activity’<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier in the year, another burst-like swarm of more than 100 earthquakes occurred south of Mount Hood’s summit.<\/p>\n Packing a maximum magnitude of 2.7 and centred about three miles down, the tremors registered on 17 January had raised concerns about the status of the volcano.<\/p>\n Geologists conceded that the swarm is considered an “uptick” in activity of Mount Hood’s background seismicity, yet ruled out that an eruption might be imminent.<\/p>\n