The Windy Ridge Viewpoint remains a viable alternative for viewing the northern side of Mount St. Helens after a debris slide in May 2023 took out Spirit Lake Memorial Highway and drivers' access to ...

Although earthquakes under Mount St. Helens are not uncommon, the recent seismic activity is the largest short-term increase in earthquakes since the volcano last erupted in 2008.

In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active but not erupting.

With views of the famous volcano completely obscured, a late summer hike turned into a dreamlike experience.

About 400 earthquakes have rumbled under Mount St. Helens since mid-July, the largest chain of shakes since the volcano finished erupting in 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey reported last week.

Small earthquakes beneath Mount St. Helens are generally thought by scientists to be part of a recharge process where magma builds up beneath the volcano. “Magma slowly rises through the lower crust ...