Scientists Puzzle Over Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm
December 30, 2008
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Uh Oh …
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the last time Yellowstone erupted was 620,000-640,000 years ago. not 70,000 years.
Wikipedia says: “The most recent lava flow occurred about 70,000 years ago while the largest violent eruption excavated the West Thumb of Lake Yellowstone around 150,000 years ago.”
But it also says:
“The three supereruptions occurred 2.1 million, 1.3 million and 640,000 years ago;”
Maybe the geophysicists and seismologists want to hop on board with quakefinder and install some sensors. Perhaps we can get some accurate reads of electromagnetic field changes to see if there really is going to be a “big one” at Yellowstone. I hope not and I know it is a highly active area. I have been to Yellowstone several times and am always impressed by its majestic beauty ~~ even when seeing it just a few months after the huge fire in the 90s. We can thank Teddy Roosevelt for creating the Nat’l Park System and knowing one day it would be the only nature some of us city dwellers get to experience with awe.
Gotta love the alarmists. If something is going to happen, it will. No need to worry about it and lose sleep. The only thing for sure is if it does go boom, I don’t think we’ll be worried about “carbon Footprints” anymore.
Every now and then I go to the gov,earthquake website and look at the recent quakes.I don’t know if it’s me but it looks like there has bin alot of small earthquakes.More then usual.And there seems to be a pattern leading towards Yellowstone.With an eruption would California end up with a major earthquake?