Mt.St.Helens set to explode.

[c| Lone-Wolf]

So, taking Geology 101 in Washington state right now is really cool, as some of you may have heard, Mt. St. Helens looks to have re-activated since it blew itself up 20 some odd years ago.  For the last two days our prof hasnt gotten a single thing done, he's so pumped about this.  (Direct quote: "I sure hope it blows up, it would be -so- cool, plus its good for business")

Here are a few seismograph readings from the monitor inside the crater, -right- in the center of it.

On the left side, is the time, Pacific Standard, and about a full screen's worth of measurements is equal to about 10 minutes.

This is from September 20th.  All quiet on the western front.
http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/GREEN/SEP_EHZ_UW.2004092000.html
September 26th:
http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/GREEN/SEP_EHZ_UW.2004092600.html
Today, September 30th.
http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/GREEN/SEP_EHZ_UW.2004093000.html

Keep in mind, when the readings get cut off (to save space) that is the a magnitude 3.0+ quake, so these arent like, knock-you-off-your-feet type rumblings, but enough to get the ground-a shakin if youre on the mountain, or inside it, like some fool geologist was on Monday to set up a GPS tracker (so they could see the cinder cone thats set to explode expand 2" to the north in less than 24 hours)

Here's a link to all the mountain Seismometer readings within the Cascade mountain range, if youre curious.
http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/GREEN/welcome.html

This is going to be mighty interesting if it does blow!

[Cossack]

I am taking Geo 101 over here in DC. Albeit we are in a different Washington, my prof is goin nuts over this. Apparently we get to skip the midterm and all get A s if it erupts.

[c| Lone-Wolf]

I think ill suggest that to my prof, see what he says.  Here's to hoping  

[c| Lone-Wolf]

Well Coss, looks like you just got an A.

Not a spectacular erruption, or explosion, as theyre calling it (too short for a true erruption) But apparently tossed the Seismometer that those three links are from, clear out of the volcano basin.  Fun stuff, also the readings (from the second seismometer on the rim of the mountain) are back to where they were pre-explosion, so it looks like we might get to see more geologic fireworks in the days and weeks to come.