Mount St. Helens Volcano - Current Update

CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey

GREEN/NORMAL - All volcanoes are at normal levels.

Oct 16, 2026 18:32 - Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range of Washington and Oregon are at normal background activity levels. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State and Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry, and Crater Lake in Oregon.During the past week, small earthquakes were detected at Mount Hood, Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helens. All monitoring data remain consistent with background activity levels throughout the Cascade Range. This week, field crews performed maintenance on monitoring ... (More information)

Source: Current Alerts for U.S. Volcanoes

Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam

This is a static image of Mount St. Helens, taken from the Johnston Ridge Observatory. The Observatory and VolcanoCam are located at an elevation of approximately 4,500 feet, about five miles from the volcano. You are looking approximately south-southeast across the North Fork Toutle River Valley. The VolcanoCam image automatically updates approximately every five minutes. Volcano image courtesy of ... Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Johnston Ridge Observatory, Mount St. Helens Volcano Cam

Information courtesy of ...
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network, Seattle, Washington
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
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