Posted on 02/20/2018 9:59:10 AM PST by Red Badger
Latest swarm began Feb 8, about 8mi northeast of West Yellowstone, Montana As of February 18, the scientists say they've detected more than 200 quakes Still, experts say the activity is 'relatively weak,' and alert level remains normal
A new swarm of earthquakes has cropped up at the Yellowstone supervolcano, with more than 200 small temblors detected in the last 10 days alone.
According to experts with the US Geological Survey, the latest swarm began on February 8 in a region roughly eight miles northeast of West Yellowstone, Montana – and, it’s increased dramatically in the days since.
But for now, scientists say there’s no reason to worry.
While the earthquakes are likely caused by a combination of processes beneath the surface, the current activity is said to be ‘relatively weak,’ and the alert level at the supervolcano remains at ‘normal.’
According to the USGS, the new swarm is occurring in about the same location as the Maple Creek swarm last summer, which brought roughly 2,400 earthquakes in a four-month span.
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations picked up the first quakes just over a week ago, counting more than 200 as of February 18.
But, the experts say there are likely many more that have gone undetected.
‘The present swarm started on February 8, with a few events occurring per day,’ according to USGS.
‘On February 15, seismicity rates and magnitudes increased markedly. As of the night of February 18, the largest earthquake in the swarm is M2.9, and none of the events have been felt. All are occurring about 8 km (5 mi) beneath the surface.’
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The last few eruptions have been roughly 600,000 to 700,000 years apart, and the last was 630,000 years ago.
If it erupts next year, it won't be early; if it erupts in 10,000 years, it won't be late.
Yellowstone can’t blow; EPA would never allow it. The last time it erupted, it blew a big hole in the Rocky Mountains. Plus much of the affected area is National Parks and National Forests. Of course, if it disobeys the regs and erupts anyhow, the dems will blame it on Trump’s deregulation.
That about sums it up.
The damage zones vary widely from the past eruptions. The Ash and Kill Zone area from the map posted on the prior page are just wide approximations. Could be somewhat less or a lot larger with variable shape.
If this goes, I will attribute it to excesses of the Obama years but it will change all of our concerns.
I’m in the kill zone for CW 2 as well.
It’s like the street preacher saying, “The world will end tomorrow!”
Or on a side tangent, my favorite line from a song - “Industrial Disease” by Dire Straits...
“Two men say they’re Jesus - one of them must be wrong...”
Oh yay...
I’m smack dab in the Secondary Ash Zone.
Boy, that’ll be fun...
These stories will continue for centuries so they can say, “See, we were among the first to warn Y’all...”
I've got my lawn chair and a good sized Maker's Mark at the ready to enjoy the show. Hopefully I'll get a few shots down...
Kill zone here.”
Lucky. We’ll die a slow painful death.
I believe these sorts of stories (misinformation campaigns) are designed to keep Americans off balance and worrying rather than seeing the true picture.
Just my take.
You might enjoy this data showing births and deaths in real time. Seems like people are being born more rapidly than are dying. There are about 7 billion humans breathing earth’s oxygen right now!!!!
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/10/a-real-time-map-of-births-and-deaths/280609/
Yes, it most likely is. My "sources" tell me that an eruption is scheduled for the second Tuesday of next week.
You left “acid rain” off your list. An oldie but a goodie!
That doesn’t look too bad. It barely touches my Tennessee international ocean front seaport that will open any day now as global warming raises the sea level.
Don’t know if this would be applicable, but using NukeMap, I detonated a 100MT device 25 meters above ground, making a crater 2.5 KM diameter by 420m deep.
Prevailing winds took the fallout east north east across Montana, North Dakota, and into Canada west of Winnipeg. I assume that the volcanic ash fallout plume would take a similar direction.
The map does not seem to take into account prevailing winds.
Me, too. I'm probably a bit rusty but I did get some practice with Mount St. Helen's ash.
I’d worry more about the New Madrid. A while back i was a map that showed the result of an 8.1 or so on the NM. I’d be 300 ft underwater but my sister would have beach front property near Omaha.
They had a map but it has been taken down of that. I wish I had printed off a copy.
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