The Mount Hood Volcano in the state of Oregon is showing signs of unrest, as hydrothermal fluids related to its underlying magma chamber are on the move. This has led to a series of earthquakes at its summit, while also triggering movement at a series of nearby faults. During a 12 hour timespan, a swarm of 21 such earthquakes occurred which is unusual for the Mount Hood volcano. So, is an eruption likely? What is the context of these earthquakes? This video will answer these two questions, and discuss what might happen next at this volcano.

Mount Hood Earthquake Activity, Pacific Seismic Network:
https://pnsn.org/volcanoes/mount-hood

USGS Hazard Map:
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/mount-hood-or-simplified-hazards-map

If you would like to support this channel, consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub.

Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com.

This channel's merch store is also on etsy at http://geologyhub.etsy.com.

Graphics of eruption dates are courtesy of the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institute. https://volcano.si.edu/

Thumbnail Photo Credit: Tony Fischer, tonythemisfit, Flickr, CC BY 2.0

0:00 Mount Hood Earthquake Swarm
0:40 Background Information
1:29 Earthquake Data
2:08 Analysis
2:38 Site of Earthquake Swarms
3:40 Conclusion
Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google