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Mount Adams, one of the largest volcanoes in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, has historically been considered a quiet volcano. However, in September 2024, Mount Adams, known by some Native American tribes as Pahto or Klickitat, experienced a series of six low-intensity earthquakes. These quakes, ranging in magnitude from 0.9 to 2.0, are notable because Mount Adams typically shows very little seismic activity compared to nearby volcanoes like Mount St. Helens or Mount Rainier (which normally experience between 10 and 20 monthly earthquakes). While the tremors have raised awareness, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) emphasize that there is no
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