Yellowstone Earthquake Update

keci ^ | (12/31/08) | Christian Hauser

[Flavius]

Nearly 400 earthquakes have rocked Yellowstone National Park since last Friday. The quakes are putting scientists on alert, but they say this type of activity isn't unusual. As long as the quakes continue, the park will keep a very close eye on the region.

Hank Heasler, the Park's Geologist, said "Back in 1985, up to 3 months of earthquakes (occured). (They were) up to magnitudes 4.7. So the past four days have been relatively energetic for the last few years."

Scientists say predicitng earthquakes is still in it's infancy and not reliable. Park officials are not worried that this swarm of quakes could lead to a catastrophic event. However with the lack of accurate forecasting it is possible that these small tremors could be a precursor to a much bigger quake or even a volcanic eruption.

[travelagent]

Looks quieter today...maybe will calm down now.

[LiberConservative]

ELE ... extinction level event ... but I was being overly dramatic.

[mewzilla]

Here's a relief map....

Click here

[TiaS]

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[mountn man]

You do realize that the St Helens caldera is approx. 2 mi. x 2 mi.= about 4 sq. miles?

Yellowstone caldera is approx 45 mi. x 35 mi.= approx. 1500 sq miles.

4 sq miles vs 1500 sq miles= cap gun vs dynamite.

Virtually anything east of Yellowstone to the Mississippi will have ash cover.

[Battle Axe]

That is if it goes off in the same strength as when the caldera was made.

It could just huff and puff a bit.

We have 19 days until a bigger event.......

[Battle Axe]

Thanks.

The fault lines are to the Northwest of where the earthquakes are centered.

Could this mimic Mt. St. Helen, where the eruption was actually a side vent?

[Malacoda]

Placemarker/self-ref ping.

[lonestar]

Over here for more info on Yellowstone

[FrogMom]

Ping to Yellowstone harmonic tremors.

[null and void]

Yup.
Get outa town or seriously hunker down time.

People hunkered down in Pompeii. We know that for a fact...

[null and void]

ELE ... extinction level event ... but I was being overly dramatic.

You hope...

[null and void]

Indeed. But it doesn’t make as good a pun.

[EagleMamaMT]

Bookmark.

[GOPJ]

People hunkered down in Pompeii. We know that for a fact...

Yikes.

[bergmeid]

What is happening with the Lake sensor? Not getting good readings in the last hour or so.

[mountn man]

St Helens was a mountain volcano that blew out the side of a mountain. Yellowstone itself isn’t a mountain, the caldera is actually the valley floor.

[Battle Axe]

But the closest point to the surface could be the deep hole in the lake.

Yikes. We (Obamma) is sure in for a great ride.

[bert]

You should keep in mind that smart bombs are equipped with american guidance

[Big Horn]

It can’t get me I am on the other side of a mountain range.