One of the most violent natural disasters of our time, the colossal eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 blasted away an entire mountainside. Over 200 square miles of pristine forest were buried ...

A very common case study for volcanoes is the eruption of Mount St Helens in the USA in 1980. Other case studies include the eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily in 1974 and Heimaey eruption in ...

Martin, 64, was among those monitoring increased activity at Mt St Helens when lava blasted from the ridge in Washington State on May 18 1980, killing 57 people. His words have been unearthed ...

“High rates of seismicity, interpreted as recharge, have been observed in the past at Mount St. Helens and at other volcanoes ...

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake happened around 7:52 a.m. north of Mount St. Helens, just west of Spirit Lake. USGS equipment recorded the earthquake at a ...

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit at around 7:52 a.m. north of Mount St. Helens, and just west of Spirit Lake. Map provided by the USGS Seismologists ...

The quake occurred at approximately 7:52 a.m., north of Mount St. Helens and west of Spirit Lake. It was recorded at a depth of around 2.2 miles. The earthquake registered a magnitude of 2.3 ...