Small earthquakes in Yellowstone

The Associated Press ^ | 12/27/08 | AP

[dannyprimrose1]

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Utah Seismograph Stations report a swarm of small earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park.

The university says the quakes of magnitude 3.5 and lower have been occurring beneath Yellowstone Lake, five to nine miles south-southeast of Fishing Bridge, a park landmark.

[Darksheare]

Maybe a small volcanic eruption under the lake.
Would do those rare trout some good.
MMmmmm... cooked trout..

[Darksheare]

1.3 million years ago.

But the caldera has a history of lots of small eruptions leading up to and following a large blast, and the cycle lasts quite a long time.

[Kozak]

No problem. 1.3 million years ago.

Yellowstone erupts about every 600,000 years. It’s about 620,000 years since the last one. Who knows. Might erupt in 100,000 or maybe tommorow.