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Nov 8, 2023 · Geologists conclude that large earthquakes like the Hebgen Lake event are unlikely within the Yellowstone Caldera itself, because subsurface temperatures there are high, weakening the bedrock and making it less able to rupture. However, quakes within the caldera can be as large as magnitude 6.5.
Most Recent Earthquakes Near Yellowstone
earthquake.usgs.govMagnitudeM3.053 weeks agoApproximately 700 to 3,000 earthquakes occur each year in the Yellowstone area; most are not felt. They result from the extensive network of faults associated with the volcano and surrounding tectonic features. Yellowstone earthquakes tend to occur in swarms—close together in time and space.
Nov 29, 2023 · Nov. 29, 2023, 8:02 PM UTC. By Denise Chow. A series of “hidden” geological hazards has been uncovered in the northern reaches of Yellowstone National Park, including active faults that could...
Feb 21, 2018 · Thanks to a recent earthquake swarm, the Yellowstone supervolcano has seen upwards of 200 quakes since February 8, along with countless smaller tremors. The largest earthquake was an...
Jul 19, 2021 · by Maddie Capron. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain. A swarm of more than 141 earthquakes is rattling Yellowstone National Park, geologists said. The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday that an...
The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake (also known as the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake) occurred in the western United States on August 17 at 11:37 pm in southwestern Montana. [4] [5] The earthquake measured 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale , [1] caused a huge landslide, resulted in over 28 fatalities and left $ 11 million (equivalent to $115 million ...
Y ellowstone has experienced the largest historical earthquake in the Intermountain West in the 1959 M W 7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake. This event occurred on August 17, 1959 just west of Yellowstone National Park in the Madison Canyon.
