Earthquake Reported At Crater Lake National Park

Above, Wizard Island at Crater Lake National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Did you know that Crater Lake in Oregon is still considered to be an active volcano? 

Well, it is. It is also part of the Cascade Range of volcanic peaks which include Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Shasta and Lassen Peak, among others.

Researchers have reported earthquakes this past week, the first since 2015.

According to KTVL:

CRATER LAKE, Ore. — Scientists are excited about the ground rumblings at Crater Lake National Park but it's more academic than any threat to the public. 

On June 9, at approximately 1800 UTC (11 a.m. Pacific) an M 1.3 earthquake occurred under Crater Lake at a depth approximately 2 km below sea level. 

"You're looking at three or four miles down from the surface," Seismologist Wes Thelen said. 

The event was followed by around two dozen aftershocks over the next 12 hours. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascade Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington poured over the spectrogram and the readings from the four seismometers in the caldera including one on Wizard Island.

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Fun Things To Do In Seattle

Above, Seattle, Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier (in the fog). Photo by Armand Vaquer.

While about to start a new job, I took a trip north to Washington state in early 2005 and roamed around Seattle a bit.

I had a good time while there and got to see many things.

Above, the Space Needle. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If one is planning on a vacation trip to Seattle, Washington's biggest city, they should check out an article and video from Travel + Leisure on fun things to do there.

One thing they missed was the tomb of guitarist Jimi Hendrix in nearby Renton, Washington. It was partially completed during my visit.

The Travel + Leisure article on Seattle begins with:

Hailed as one of the Best Places to Travel in 2016, this Pacific Northwest capital of cool has a blossoming culinary neighborhood, Capitol Hill, a vaunted music scene, and no shortage of attractions. 

If you want to know what to do in Seattle, start by ascending the Space Needle—an iconic landmark built for the 1962 World’s Fair. On a clear day, you can see views of the Olympic Mountain Range, Mount Rainier, and Mount Baker from the revolving restaurant at the top. From here, you’ll have a bird’s eye view of the city, and limitless inspiration about where to go next.

Above, the tomb of Jimi Hendrix in Renton, Washington. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

To read more, go here.