Whats going on at yellowstone?

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Nice find ! at least 2 volcanic events....

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Not that I'm jumping onto this band wagon but it is fun....can't help but mention that a lot argue the French brought about the present social/political climate in haiti. I am sure there is someone that could twist it around to fit that verse somehow...

To keep this on topic: B207 continues to look interesting. I am noticing some .5-1.5 quakes showing up loud and clear on B207, but not on H17A. They have seemed to mirror each other until the past couple of days. More evidence that the true action is shifting and getting shallower????

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I know you guys are keeping a close eye on all of this and kudos to all of you.
Any possibility the chamber below is softening the ground or crustal plates?
and the heat is causing the movements?
Also, how accurate are the gauges at Yellowstone lake discharge?
Nostradamus is my favorite history guy.

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Monthly update from YVO:

volcanoes.usgs.gov...

January 2010 Yellowstone Seismicity Summary

During the month of January 2010, Yellowstone National Park seismicity was dominated by a large swarm of earthquakes in the northwest side of the park that started January 17, 2010. These shocks were located about 10 miles to the southeast of West Yellowstone, MT and 10 miles to the northwest of Old Faithful, WY. As of Feb. 1, 2010, 1620 earthquakes have occurred in the swarm and were located by the University of Utah Seismograph Station (UUSS) automatic earthquake system. The swarm includes 12 events of M3+; 119 of M2.0-2.9; 992 of M1.0-1.9; and 497 of M0.0-0.9. The largest of these shocks was a magnitude 3.8 on January 21, 2010 at 11:16 PM MST. There have been multiple reports of persons experiencing ground shaking from observers inside the Park and in surrounding areas for the larger events.

Earthquake swarms are relatively common in Yellowstone but this is one of the largest in total number of earthquakes. Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists consider that the swarm events are likely the result of slip on pre-existing faults and are not thought to be caused by underground movement of magma. Currently there is no indication of premonitory volcanic or hydrothermal activity, but ongoing observations and analyses will continue to evaluate these different sources.

Analysis of the swarm events is an ongoing process and UUSS analysts will continue to review the earthquake data.

Ground Deformation Summary: Continuous GPS data show that uplift of the Yellowstone Caldera has slowed significantly. Uplift rates for YVO GPS stations are less than 2.5 cm per year. The WLWY station, located in the northeastern part of the caldera, underwent a total of ~23 cm of uplift between mid-2004 and mid-2009. Its record can be found at:
pboweb.unavco.org...

The general uplift and subsidence of the Yellowstone caldera is of scientific importance and will continue to be monitored closely by YVO staff.

An article on the recent uplift episode at Yellowstone and discussion of long-term ground deformation at Yellowstone and elsewhere can be found at: volcanoes.usgs.gov...

Emphasis mine.

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hmm I detect some doubts by YVO and some concerning......

reply to post by ressiv


Well, it's true that it's one of the largest earthquake swarms.
It's in fact now the second largest after the 1985 one.
Why do you read doubts and concerns in that update?

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and are not thought to be caused by underground movement of magma.

have a feeling they are scratsing the back of there heads also....it is confirmed a big event in history.... perhaps a new uplift in progress????
thougt is seems calming douwn... it is still active and perhaps spreading
that could explain the interfalls between the peeks...



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Sorry I have to correct myself,,
looking at this map volcano.wr.usgs.gov ... there are very few ore zero swarms connected with the uplifts... but a big concentration swarms in the northwest ... has to be hotspot related so melting douwn ore overheating layers of rock is an option...


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I'd like to congratulate everyone on being in the minority of humans who are paying attention. The rest of the world, including the media is basically oblivious.

Correct me if I am wrong. This is the second largest swarm on record. They started monitoring the quakes in the early seventies. Deformation has been measured since 1923 when Yellowstone was first surveyed. It would seem this swarm has passed last year's culmulative energy output.

The summary was refreshing and honest because I've been noticing the changes. For example they say the the uplift has slowed significantly. They've removed, "it may have stopped". It is more correct because it's concise and clarifies the impression. The same can be said of the swarm, it has slowed but has not stopped.

Shirakawa, is the bar graph UTC? Please post it again anytime you feel the urge. I like to stare at goats, errr graphs, but that one is on the last page now.

The following is not neccessarily rational. Note the gap in 2.5+ quakes during the full moon period. I love this because it's counterintutative. I know this. I'm oppositional. The first video is to be ignored. I'm just howling at the vanishing moon. The second site is a great read lots of facts.

www.youtube.com...

www.uusatrg.utah.edu...



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Yes, the X axis is in UTC dates. Here's the chart again, corrected for clarity:

Also here are the other charts (earthquake locations, energy) I made these days, updated with new data:

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6.5 in papua new guinea, I like the theory that when you get one big one on one side of the world then you get another on the opposite side. Lets see if my gut feeling of a decent YS quake happens. go go 3.5+!


This is just for fun. Don't run in terror.

Originally posted by whoshotJR
6.5 in papua new guinea, I like the theory that when you get one big one on one side of the world then you get another on the opposite side. Lets see if my gut feeling of a decent YS quake happens. go go 3.5+!


This is just for fun. Don't run in terror.

My Equake must have glitched, It didn't pick up on the New Guinea quake.

does anyone have any latest data on the dome under the lake? I cant seem to find any new data on it most i see when i google is years old.

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It just got adjusted to a 6.2 Now but still shows on Equake for me.

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I think there isn't recent data because apparently the inflated plain is not actively growing and it hasn't in the recent past.

volcanoes.usgs.gov...

Has the "inflated plain" been growing?

At present, there is no evidence of recent growth of any features beneath the lake, and there is no indication that residents or visitors are in any danger. Temperature measurements from hydrothermal vents taken this year indicate no change in temperatures compared to those taken last year. The feature may have been there for decades or much longer.

But also try reading this paper released last year (If I remember correctly) about Yellowstone lake - I haven't read it in detail but I've seen it contains information about the Inflated Plain:

pubs.usgs.gov...

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By the way guys, check out the activity at the moment near YMR/B207.
Concidentally it occurred as long waves from the M6.2 Papua New Guinea earthquake arrived.

I was wondering what was going on and now it make sense. It's the 6.2M making its way around.

There's one magazine I always read. National Geographic. They've been snooping around and asking questions.

news.nationalgeographic.com...

Here's an article about the lake I posted the other day.

www.billingsgazette.com...

And here's a good talk about the mapping of the lake.

www.nps.gov...

And is it my imagination or did Yellowstone just react to that quake with some of its own? They don't even resemble the ones I've been watching for two weeks now. Or am I jumpy?

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Please keep the disaster talk down. The crazies at haarp might get ideas. The China 2008 earthquake was bad enough.They are salivating over disaster scenarios anyway. The swineflu hoax fortunately fizzled out.Our government has somehow been replaced by a bunch of crazies trying to write a horror movie.
Aparently the subduction theory is off base. There is a fantastic thread concerning an expanding earth that claims that nothing subducted, the earth expanded in size and all the continents fit together, just the basalt filled in later. But at least we can give up on California getting subducted under a conveyor belt.

www.abovetopsecret.com...


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It looks like a micro-swarm itself. I haven't analyzed it in detail but it seems to be made of normal earthquakes. I speculate that it might be possible that the New Guinea earthquake triggered it, but after all it's still activity part of the ongoing swarm.

It could be just coincidental.

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So, is this recent swarm what the geologists have called the "harmonic tremors?" I saw on a documentary awhile back that when the phenomenon of harmonic tremors permeate within the caldera it is a sign that a potential eruption is at hand. So, are we seeing harmonic tremors at the moment, or are these normal quakes to release pressures within the magma chamber? What will it take for the USGS to make an official warning?