Volcano Monitoring
Volcano Monitoring
Volcano monitoring at Medicine Lake.
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Seismic monitoring at Medicine Lake
The seismic network at Medicine Lake volcano includes five seismometers. The network was installed in 1978 and the most recent instrument was added in 2009.
Deformation monitoring at Medicine Lake volcano
Ground surveys by USGS scientists show that the center of the volcano is slowly subsiding, due to motions on through-going regional faults and weakening of the rocks by high heat flow.