Newsflash: Mount St. Helens Is Shaking It Up for Valentines Day!

Could the Earth know about the day of love? Perhaps the beautiful maiden Loowit (Mount St. Helens) is pining for her old suitors Wy'east (Mt. Hood) and Klickitat (Mt. Adams).

• Read about the Northwest Legend of St. Helens
  

One thing is for sure: this morning at 10:35am pacific time, there was a Moment Magnitute 4.3 earthquake three and a half miles East of Mount St. Helens. Then there was a 2.3 MM aftershock a little before noon.

• KATU.com "Feel That? Quake hit Mount St. Helens, Rattles Portland"
• USGS Website "Magnitude 4.3 - MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON"
• USGS Website "Magnitude 2.3 - MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON"

What where you doing this morning? Did you feel the quake? If you did, you can help the USGS make their shake map by providing information about when and where you felt it.

• 4.2 MM - 10:35 am: REPORT IT.
  
• 2.3 MM - 11:35 am: REPORT IT.

Do you want to stay up to date on recent quakes? Check out the USGS Latest Earthquake map: (Click Here). While you will hear a fair amount about the Helen's earthquake because its relatively close to populated areas, you probably won't hear about events like the 5.2 MM quake of the Oregon coast last Tuesday. That's nearly ten times stronger that the earthquake that happened this morning!