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Yellowstone hit by swarm of earthquakes
| Quote From Source: | Yellowstone National Park has been rattled by more than 250 earthquakes in the past two days following a period of 11 months of quiet seismic activity in the park.
The quakes have been gaining strength, with a 3.1 tremor recorded at 11:03 a.m. today. A 2.9 quake was recorded at 12:38 p.m.
Prof. Robert B. Smith, a geophysicist at the University of Utah and one of the leading experts on earthquake and volcanic activity at Yellowstone, said that the activity is a "notable swarm."
Smith said such swarms are "relatively common." Today's tremors seem to be normal tectonic activity, and is "not an indication" that some sort of volcanic activity will occur.
The most devastating earthquake in recent history in the Yellowstone region occurred on Aug. 17, 1959, when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit. It was centered near Hebgen Lake, Mont., killed 28 people and caused more than $11 million in damage.
Mike Stickney, director of earthquake studies at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, said there is no way to predict when the next big one will hit.
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I certainly hope it is not an indication" that some sort of volcanic activity will occur",
Yellowstone is capable of *much* more than a 7.3 EQ ... |
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Funny thing is I finished watching the movie Supervolcano about one hour before this post.
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You might like this little web site for alerts
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap...hp?area=usa&lang=eng  |
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http://www.ubalert.com/
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appears to still be gaining in strength - just had 3.6 and 3.7 shakers
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/e.../US2/44.46.-112.-110_eqs.php |
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Good one Dan |
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Indy
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This is the link I go to.
http://www.seis.utah.edu/req...enteqs/Maps/Yellowstone.html
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another 3.x
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/e.../US2/44.46.-112.-110_eqs.php |
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This swarm has been very persistent.
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how long did the one last year last? |
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Dunno, but this one is pretty lengthy.
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The moon was maximum North declination on the 27th, the Earth is having a synod conjunction (heliocentric) with Mars on the 29th, Full moon at perigee, Just past a solar eclipse mid month.
Lots of tidal effects peaking out together, is it any wonder the Quake generating sectors are restless? |
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/e.../US2/44.46.-112.-110_eqs.php
still rumblin |
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there is talk that the quakes r moving upward. |
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funny - spoke w Indy about that vary thing last nite...
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Man, if that thing goes off all of these other problems the USA is having won't even matter anymore. It will be the end of the country as we know it.. and it will be Al Quaida's fault!
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| Quoting doppelganger - posted on 2/4/2010 at 14:58 |
Man, if that thing goes off all of these other problems the USA is having won't even matter anymore. It will be the end of the country as we know it.. and it will be Al Quaida's fault!
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No it will be bush's fault |
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just because it erupts does not mean it will go big. yes, it has the potential to do it but it could just be a small burp. |
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When Yellowstone-type volcanoes erupt, it's no small matter. They hardly ever erupt though.
I think I'm safe in Alaska from it...
"The rain it raineth every day, and every night also -- week in and week out, from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, there is nothing but rain, rain, rain, 'The windows of heaven are opened up.' Pluvius, grieved at some earth-giving wrong, weeps as if he never would dry up." - Overland Press (Olympia, WA), December 1861 |
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