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Yellowstone showing seismic activity.
USGS ^ | 01/17/10

Posted on 01/17/2010 3:58:13 PM PST by winoneforthegipper

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 22:43:34 UTC Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 03:43:34 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 44.565°N, 110.972°W Depth 6.5 km (4.0 miles) Region YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING Distances 15 km (9 miles) SE (136°) from West Yellowstone, MT 30 km (19 miles) ENE (76°) from Island Park, ID 56 km (35 miles) SSW (201°) from Gardiner, MT 430 km (267 miles) N (10°) from Salt Lake City, UT

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 1.4 km (0.9 miles) Parameters NST= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=11 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2 Source University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Event ID uu00000288

(Excerpt) Read more at earthquake.usgs.gov ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Montana; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: caldera; catastrophism; earthquake; earthquakes; eq; supervolcano; usgs; yellowstone
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To: Halgr

Thanks.. Yellowstone is wonderously beautiful. If you do see a breakaway seismic trend; PLEASE let us all know. Truly, that high plateau is a “supervolcano”.


41 posted on 01/17/2010 4:17:10 PM PST by Broker (Darwin's gods are dangerous men.)
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To: winoneforthegipper

I just want to state for the record that this is NOT my fault.


42 posted on 01/17/2010 4:17:32 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: Vermont Lt
I think he was referring to another kind of ring.
Wink wink, nod nod...
I will say no more.

This Ring?


43 posted on 01/17/2010 4:18:36 PM PST by HangnJudge
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To: Feline_AIDS
Someone needs to subsidize safe tectonic plate activity.

Too big to fail?
44 posted on 01/17/2010 4:19:23 PM PST by MaryFromMichigan
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To: Feline_AIDS

LOL!


45 posted on 01/17/2010 4:19:34 PM PST by T Minus Four (Help Haiti and know your money is going to the right people - www.WorldVision.org)
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To: Darksheare

Okay, but do you have proof of your whereabouts 100million years ago this friday?


46 posted on 01/17/2010 4:19:45 PM PST by winoneforthegipper (I will follow the "True North-star" and that's, Sarah!)
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To: winoneforthegipper

47 posted on 01/17/2010 4:20:13 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (Bush at his worst was still better than Obama at his best.)
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch

I was thinking april...lol

If you go, let me know of your adventure!


48 posted on 01/17/2010 4:21:22 PM PST by winoneforthegipper (I will follow the "True North-star" and that's, Sarah!)
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To: Spunky

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_volcano

Due to the volcanic and tectonic nature of the region, the Yellowstone Caldera experiences between 1000 and 2000 measurable earthquakes a year, though most are relatively lesser, measuring a magnitude of 3 or weaker. Occasionally, numerous earthquakes are detected in a relatively short period of time, an event known as an earthquake swarm. In 1985, more than 3000 earthquakes were measured over several months. More than 70 smaller swarms have been detected between 1983 and 2008. The USGS states that these swarms are caused by movements of magma and hydrothermal fluids.[10] The most recent swarm occurred in December 2008 and continued into January 2009, with more than 500 quakes detected under the northwest end of Yellowstone Lake over a seven day span, with the largest registering a magnitude of 3.9.[11][12]

11 “Archive of Yellowstone Updates for 2009”. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/activity/archive/2009.php.
12 “UUSS Webicorder (Seismogram) at Lake for December 31, 2008”. http://www.seis.utah.edu/helicorder/heli/yellowstone/Uuss.LKWY_SHZ_US.2008123100.gif. Retrieved 2009-01-01.


49 posted on 01/17/2010 4:22:50 PM PST by sefarkas (Why vote Democrat Lite?)
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To: winoneforthegipper

Not to worry, its only Teddy down there stomping mad about whats happening in Mass.


50 posted on 01/17/2010 4:22:50 PM PST by flash2368
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To: All

This thread has me laughing so much!


51 posted on 01/17/2010 4:23:30 PM PST by Irenic
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To: winoneforthegipper

Let’s see, I was accidentlly introducing the Dinosaurs to Chinese finger cuffs.
They really hated practical jokes, dunno why.


52 posted on 01/17/2010 4:24:08 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: flash2368

LOL...poor Teddy!

Bout time he ended up in hotwater!


53 posted on 01/17/2010 4:26:04 PM PST by winoneforthegipper (I will follow the "True North-star" and that's, Sarah!)
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To: BobL

I don’t think we have much to worry about in our lifetimes.
I was reading an article in National Geographic and one scientist thought it could be possible it may never blow like it has in the past again.


54 posted on 01/17/2010 4:26:27 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares
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To: Battle Axe

I’ve heard that the sandy soil under Mexico City will “liquify” under severe shaking, sort of turning to jello. The wise man built his house upon the rock...


55 posted on 01/17/2010 4:27:57 PM PST by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: winoneforthegipper
Good grief, where is the chicken little header. Small earthquakes of this magnitude and rate of occurrence happen all the time. Some days activity picks up, others less. Most of these quakes, though large enough to be measured, are never felt.

It is closely monitored and these quakes are not out of the ordinary.

56 posted on 01/17/2010 4:28:17 PM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: Spunky

Oh, you dont have as much to worry about as the people who live east of Yellowstone. There are bentonite layers over 300ft thick in NE Wyoming and NW SD. They commercial mine them to make kitty litter and cosmetics.

That was Yellowstones last eruption.


57 posted on 01/17/2010 4:28:22 PM PST by Illuminatas (Being conservative means never having to say; "Don't you dare question my patriotism")
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To: Names Ash Housewares

This webicorder seems to be the most sensitve in that area.

Showing to my neophyte eyes definite magma movement.

We shall call it the Obamacorder!

http://www.quake.utah.edu/helicorder/ymr_webi.htm


58 posted on 01/17/2010 4:30:06 PM PST by winoneforthegipper (I will follow the "True North-star" and that's, Sarah!)
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To: Halgr

Your home page made me smile. Thank you, Sir.


59 posted on 01/17/2010 4:30:13 PM PST by patriotUSA (Thank you Jesus.)
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To: Godzilla

Not saying it was, just saying it was interesting to watch.

Sorry to awaken your mid winter’s alarm!


60 posted on 01/17/2010 4:32:01 PM PST by winoneforthegipper (I will follow the "True North-star" and that's, Sarah!)
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