Man, I remember watching a show on this a few years ago, If yellowstone blows....eeeeeee That would be VERY bad for everyone. A few years ago they
were talking about some of the vents changing times around yellowstone and that these were the first signs of a possible change in the whole
underground volcanic system. Also that the land there was slowly rising and if a rift suddenly errupted, the damage it could cause would be
catastrophic. Yikes!
Heres an informative link on yellowstone
vulcan.wr.usgs.gov...
Heres the news the USGS lists on it:
volcanoes.usgs.gov...
Its a FAQ.
Yellowstone Monthly update for April:
April 2004 Yellowstone Seismicity Summary
During April 2004, 508 earthquakes were located in
the Yellowstone region. The largest shock to occur
during this period was a magnitude 2.7 earthquake
on April 17 at 1:22 AM MST, located about 8.8
miles northwest of Madison Junction, Wyoming.
A notable swarm of small earthquakes occurred April
12-23. These were located on the northwest side of
Yellowstone National Park and northwest of the
Yellowstone caldera. The events were generally small
and none were reported felt. The swarm included 465
earthquakes. Magnitudes ranged from -1.2 to 2.7, with
8 events greater than 2.0 magnitude. .
Taken from:
volcanoes.usgs.gov...
And Finally, for anyone who wants to monitor earthquake activity:
earthquake.usgs.gov...
Very helpful link that is there for all the US and not just Yellowstone if you dont already have that link.
[Edited on 22-5-2004 by Darkblade71]
