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SEATTLE - Mount Adams experienced increased seismic activity around the end of 2024. Now, leaders across the state are coming together to update their eruption coordination plans.
Even so, officials say there’s no imminent eruption threat. Mount Adams last erupted between 3,800 and 7,600 years ago. The recent quakes were between the magnitudes of 0.9 and 2.0.
At 12,277 feet (3,742 meters) high and 18 miles (29 kilometers) wide, Mount Adams is the largest active volcano in Washington, surpassing Mount Rainier — the state's highest peak — by volume.
The last time Mount Adams erupted was more than 1,000 years ago, but it's been making some noise lately. We talked to an expert about what that could mean for the volcano.
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