A snowcapped backdrop to Seattle and Puget Sound, Mount Rainier is a slumbering giant that last erupted in the 1890s.

When was the last time Mount Rainier erupted? Mount Rainier hasn't had a major eruption, with strong geologic evidence, in the past 1,000 years, Weiss-Racine said.

Mount Rainier hasn’t erupted in at least a century, possibly much longer. The U.S Geological Survey said there was no physical evidence to confirm a reported 1894 eruption, nor eruptions earlier ...

A swarm of more than 1,350 earthquakes shook Mount Rainier this summer. USGS scientists took a closer look. Here’s what they ...

Mount Rainier is rattled by more than 300 earthquakes. It's the largest swarm in years. The last large earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier occurred in 2009. During that time, more than 1,000 ...