This true-color view of Mount St. Helens was acquired on September 28, 2004, just days after USGS geologists began noticing seismic activity under the volcano. The first steam emission occurred on October 1, 2004, and an eruption is expected within the next few months. The most recent major eruption occurred on May 18, 1980. This massive eruption flattened 230 square miles, changed the landscape dramatically, and resulted in 57 deaths. Mount St. Helens is located 95 miles south of Seattle, Washington.

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