By Associated Press - Monday, May 16, 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A swarm of small earthquakes has been detected at Mount Hood.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quakes began Sunday evening and continued into Monday. The strongest quake was a magnitude 1.9. It hit Monday at about 6:39 a.m.

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This story has been corrected to show that the strongest quake was a magnitude 1.9, and not 2.4

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