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Yellowstone might go on first stage alert soon.
USGS ^ | 2/10/2010 | Myself

Posted on 02/02/2010 7:06:54 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn

Since January 17, 2010 Yellowstone has had the second largest swarm ever recorded. The swarms have been steady at about 10 miles in depth and they have subsided a few days ago.

In the past two days the depth has raised up to around 7 miles and in the past couple hours quakes vastly increased.

http://www.quake.utah.edu/helicorder/ymr_webi.htm
http://www.seis.utah.edu/req2webdir/recenteqs/Maps/111-44.html

Remember this doesn’t mean we will see an eruption and it most likely means a normal volcano. It is very unlikely we will see a caldera eruption.
But these changes are significant and cannot be over looked

Some history:
Since the most recent giant caldera-forming eruption, 640,000 years ago, approximately 80 relatively nonexplosive eruptions have occurred. Of these eruptions, at least 27 were rhyolite lava flows in the caldera, 13 were rhyolite lava flows outside the caldera and 40 were basalt vents outside the caldera. Some of the eruptions were approximately the size of the devastating 1991 Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines, and several were much larger. The most recent volcanic eruption at Yellowstone, a lava flow on the Pitchstone Plateau, occurred 70,000 years ago.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: caldera; catastrophism; earthquakes; eotw; eq; nationalparks; usgs; volcano; yellowstone
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To: Frantzie; SatinDoll

Frantzie,

SatinDoll meant her post #638 for you (not me).

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2443122/posts?page=638#638


641 posted on 05/17/2010 1:13:27 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Oh, so sorry I sent it to the wrong address. Must be old age...


642 posted on 05/17/2010 1:17:09 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO Foreign Nationals as our President!!)
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To: SatinDoll

Lol! That’s OK.

On the other hand, we are all youngsters compared to the Yellowstone Hot Spot! :)


643 posted on 05/17/2010 1:19:39 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

ping


644 posted on 05/17/2010 2:12:02 PM PDT by unkus
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To: Steve Van Doorn

If the caldera blows, all of our present worries are over.


645 posted on 05/17/2010 2:30:33 PM PDT by Nepeta
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To: Nepeta

I’m about 90 miles north of the Park, so if she blows, I probably won’t have time for the last half of the “Oh, ****!”.

....does seem to be an awful lot of fuss to get one little old sinner like me, though.


646 posted on 05/17/2010 2:52:47 PM PDT by Unrepentant VN Vet (980 and a wakeup)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

I wish the caldera was very close to Chicago and the white hut.

If this blows it should fix unfunded liabilities in most states.


647 posted on 05/17/2010 4:15:02 PM PDT by Frantzie (McCain=Obama's friend. McCain/Graham = La Raza's Senators)
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To: wireplay

Sh*t poor old dinosaurs. La Garita 100,000 megatons?!


648 posted on 05/17/2010 4:17:45 PM PDT by Frantzie (McCain=Obama's friend. McCain/Graham = La Raza's Senators)
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To: Errant

bttt


649 posted on 05/17/2010 4:48:09 PM PDT by Pagey (B. Hussein Obama has no experience running anything, except his pedestrian mouth.)
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To: Pagey
Thanks for the ping. Things are getting more active in Iceland as well.

Many more Iceland volcanoes seem to be stirring

650 posted on 05/17/2010 4:58:53 PM PDT by Errant
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To: winoneforthegipper

HMMMMMMMMMMMMM THANKS.


651 posted on 05/17/2010 6:21:40 PM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: Nepeta

It doesn’t seem to be a great deal of pressure in my opinion at YMR. I don’t expect a huge event at Yellowstone with this swarm, but things could change.


652 posted on 05/17/2010 9:21:43 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: ctdonath2

Run? Which way!
We had a teensy one here in MI once and our chickens and horses ran in CIRCLES.


653 posted on 05/17/2010 9:37:10 PM PDT by bog trotter
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To: Steve Van Doorn

Nope. Can’t erupt. The EPA hasn’t issued a permit. That settles that. Move along, now, folks...(/s, as if...)


654 posted on 05/17/2010 9:47:55 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: combat_boots

Would I love to go back to Yellowstone!!!


655 posted on 05/18/2010 5:28:48 AM PDT by GregB (I will vote for Sarah Palin with MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!!!!!)
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To: GregB
"I will vote for Sarah Palin with MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!!!!!"

sorry, only democrats vote in their after life.

656 posted on 05/18/2010 6:45:58 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: winoneforthegipper
yellowstone YMR area is acting really odd. The last few days the quakes were at under 5 km now they are down PAST the level they started around at a months ago when the swarm started and it has picked up in frequency. They are now at 11 km down.

I can only assume it is a new wave coming up it is something to keep an eye on.

657 posted on 05/18/2010 6:12:18 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: Steve Van Doorn

YMR has been down for me since yesterday....

But there were a few today located on the other webicorders in the area.


658 posted on 05/18/2010 6:24:09 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: winoneforthegipper

yes, it is down today but as you said you can view it on other locations.


659 posted on 05/18/2010 8:35:09 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: Steve Van Doorn; Quix

Costa Rica just had a 6.2. Cocos plate.


660 posted on 05/20/2010 4:21:10 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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