Alaska rocked by 7.3-magnitude earthquake
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Volcanoes in the United States that have been active since spring woke up, brushed themselves off, and then went back to sleep. Two volcanoes, one in Alaska and one in Hawaii, are experiencing active eruptions that are minimal and not very dangerous.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday afternoon and a tsunami warning was canceled two hours later for the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island.
Seismicity has decreased” from 30 events per hour at the peak to a few per hour as of Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday.
Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain triggering focused monitoring from officials. But researchers have determined there is no current threat of an eruption.
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