Mt. St. Helens Burps Again

Story Published: Jun 10, 2006 at 7:24 AM PST

Story Updated: Aug 31, 2006 at 8:27 AM PST

By Associated Press

VANCOUVER - A small earthquake, followed by a steam and ash plume, was reported at Mount St. Helens late Friday night.

The quake, probably caused by a large rockfall in the southwest Washington volcano's crater, was recorded at 9:05 p.m. PDT, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement.

An airline pilot soon reported that a plume of steam and ash had risen to an altitude of about 15,000 feet, the USGS said.

A similar event on May 29 melted some snow and ice in the crater and also sent up a plume to about the same altitude.

Seismic activity at the mountain quickly returned to normal.

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