Mount Rainier sure has been active as of late — but geologists are saying this is all within normal levels.

The United States Geographical Survey announced on July 8 that an earthquake swarm started under the volcano around 1:29 a.m.

That earthquake swarm — “a cluster of earthquakes occurring in the same area in rapid succession,” the USGS said — has continued through Aug. 1, and have now totaled more than 1,240.

The largest was recorded at being a magnitude of 2.4 on July 11.

The USGS has noted that the rate of quakes has been decreasing; a peak of 41 per hour was recorded in July 8, but as of July 25 they slowed down to “a few events” per hour.

“Typically, earthquakes at this volcano are located at a rate of about 9 earthquakes per month,” the USGS continued. “Swarms usually occur 1 – 2 times per year at Mount Rainier but are usually much smaller in terms of number of events…. Right now, this swarm is still within what we consider normal background levels of activity at Mount Rainier.”

The previous quake swarm record was back in 2009; it lasted three days with a maximum magnitude of 2.5.

“Past swarms have been attributed to circulation of fluids interacting with preexisting faults,” the USGS said.

Prior to this quake storm, the Plateau experienced a few others back in April.

On April 6, a 3.7 magnitude quake was recored east of Greenwater near the ghost town Lester. Seismic maps shows the quake could have been felt in Renton and Federal Way to the west, and as far as Cle Elum over the Cascades.

Two smaller quakes — one at a 1.3 magnitude and another at 1.2 — were reported at 11:04 a.m. and 5:04 p.m. on the same day.

On Feb. 18, there was a 3.0 magnitude quake.