Whats going on at yellowstone?

reply to post by underdogradio

u talking about these images
www.eurekalert.org...
news.nationalgeographic.com...

this one is the better of them though ngm.nationalgeographic.com...

reply to post by underdogradio


Okay - This one?



Source with good info.

That's what I was after. I'm thinking I saw it on TV but it could have been an article I read somewhere. Either way, they had the whole thing turned. It showed the base of the plume further east giving the impression Yellowstone was moving out of the hotspot and it was closer to starting a new super volcano instead of a massive eruption at Yellowstone.

Thanks again.

This topic is worth revisiting again, especially within the next few weeks. Seismic activity ( small sized events) are on the rise. Remember, the earthquake that triggers, or is triggered by and eruption will not necessarily be MASSIVE 8.5+, but a very long 4.3 or something. Very dangerous, and they believe we are over due for a major eruption

ffffffffuuuuuuuuu yellowstone

just kiddin, please dont kill me

what is the update on Ystone? I am no geologist, I just come in and ask questions

reply to post by Jordan River
Nothing,.. It is as quiet as a field mouse fart..
..... did you hear that?
Nope .. me neither..

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As far as I am aware the events that will happen before the eruption would be of massive uplift. That uplift will make yellowstone into a huge mountain. That will take decades even 100s of years so I doubt yellowstone will erupt anytime soon.

Sleepy only 27 quakes last month. - Going to go look through what I can find and see what month or how many months where there have been fewer. IDK when things are so quiet makes me think that something is going to snap.....

Yellowstone Recent Status Report, Updates, and Information Releases
YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO OBSERVATORY MONTHLY UPDATE
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:18 PM MDT (Tuesday, November 1, 2011 20:18 UTC)


YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO (CAVW #1205-01-)
44°25'48" N 110°40'12" W, Summit Elevation 9203 ft (2805 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

During the month of October 2011, 27 earthquakes were located in the Yellowstone National Park (YNP) region. The largest was a magnitude 1.7 event on October 28 at 5:23 PM MDT, located about 5 miles southeast of Canyon Junction, YNP. No swarms were recorded in October.

Yellowstone earthquake activity continues at relatively low background levels.

Ground Deformation Summary: Slow subsidence of the caldera, which began in early 2010, continues, though the rate of subsidence appears to have diminished somewhat in recent weeks. Current deformation patterns at Yellowstone are well within historical norms.

Please see: www.uusatrg.utah.edu... for a map of GPS stations in the Yellowstone vicinity. For a graph of daily GPS positions at White Lake, within the Yellowstone caldera, please see:
pboweb.unavco.org...�eries=raw

Source

Originally posted by huntergatherer
This afternoon and evening there has been 14 quakes at the park. While this may somewhat normal, I dont understand as to why all of these quakes are centered in Yellowstone Lake. Alot of red squares from USGS. Any seismic activity there raises red flags, but this seems to weird.

The one time I was close to it I didn't go... I would check it with the geologists if I went there again.

Has anybody here ever been to Elephant Rock in Missouri? Its the remains of an Ancient Volcano Eruption. My point is Elephant Rock is located the middle of a tectonic plate just like Yellow Stone!

Magnitude 3.0
Date-Time Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 18:09:41 UTC
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 11:09:41 AM at epicenter

Location 44.456°N, 110.979°W
Depth 0.8 km (~0.5 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Distances 25 km (16 miles) SSE (156°) from West Yellowstone, MT
29 km (18 miles) E (99°) from Island Park, ID
47 km (29 miles) NE (35°) from Warm River, ID
418 km (260 miles) N (10°) from Salt Lake City, UT

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 1.1 km (0.7 miles); depth +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles)
Parameters NST= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=11 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Gp=122°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=0
Source University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Event ID uu00008543

Source

Wow, Old yella woke up quickly with a 3.0.. hope that isn't the beginning of the 'yearly YS swarm' every Winter we have been seeing

Shhhh.. go back to sleep Yellowstone...

Originally posted by Pharyax
Wow, Old yella woke up quickly with a 3.0.. hope that isn't the beginning of the 'yearly YS swarm' every Winter we have been seeing

Shhhh.. go back to sleep Yellowstone...

Speaking on that subject, ive been monitoring this Yellowstone thread since it started, and say she does wake up again this winter, has it been discussed as to why in the wintertime? I have to admit i haven't read every single page in here

Okay, so obviously most of our Yellowstone watchers have not seen this yet. This is kinda a big deal for a caldera. That's a lot of energy!!!!

Magnitude

3.0



Date-Time

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 18:09:41 UTC
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 11:09:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location

44.459°N, 110.979°W



Depth

4.2 km (2.6 miles)



Region

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING



Distances

25 km (15 miles) SSE (156°) from West Yellowstone, MT
29 km (18 miles) E (99°) from Island Park, ID
47 km (29 miles) NE (35°) from Warm River, ID
419 km (260 miles) N (10°) from Salt Lake City, UT



Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 1.5 km (0.9 miles)



Parameters

Nph= 29, Dmin=11.2 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Gp= 90°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1



Source

University of Utah Seismograph Stations



Event ID

uu00008543

I am pulling up GEE now. Looking at the thumbnails though, you can obviously see there are other quakes happening.

That is a lot of energy - I hope
this isn't an indication of anything
to come.

Hmmm,
Im 50% sure this will be just a nothing
well .. some activity at least gives us something to talk about..

I am also waiting to see if we get activity toward the end of December/January.

YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO OBSERVATORY MONTHLY UPDATE
Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:43 AM MST (Thursday, December 1, 2011 17:43 UTC)


YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO (CAVW #1205-01-)
44°25'48" N 110°40'12" W, Summit Elevation 9203 ft (2805 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

During the month of November 2011, 51 earthquakes were located in the Yellowstone National Park region. The largest was a magnitude 3.0 event on November 28 at 11:02 AM MST, located about 7 miles west southwest of Old Faithful, YNP. No swarms were recorded in November.

Yellowstone earthquake activity continues at relatively low background levels.

Slow subsidence of the caldera, which began in early 2010, continues. Current deformation patterns at Yellowstone are well within historical norms.

Please see: www.uusatrg.utah.edu... for a map of GPS stations in the Yellowstone vicinity. For a graph of daily GPS positions at White Lake, within the Yellowstone caldera, please see: pboweb.unavco.org...

Source

Originally posted by Anmarie96
I am also waiting to see if we get activity toward the end of December/January.

YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO OBSERVATORY MONTHLY UPDATE
Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:43 AM MST (Thursday, December 1, 2011 17:43 UTC)


YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO (CAVW #1205-01-)
44°25'48" N 110°40'12" W, Summit Elevation 9203 ft (2805 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

During the month of November 2011, 51 earthquakes were located in the Yellowstone National Park region. The largest was a magnitude 3.0 event on November 28 at 11:02 AM MST, located about 7 miles west southwest of Old Faithful, YNP. No swarms were recorded in November.

Yellowstone earthquake activity continues at relatively low background levels.

Slow subsidence of the caldera, which began in early 2010, continues. Current deformation patterns at Yellowstone are well within historical norms.

Please see: www.uusatrg.utah.edu... for a map of GPS stations in the Yellowstone vicinity. For a graph of daily GPS positions at White Lake, within the Yellowstone caldera, please see: pboweb.unavco.org...

Source

Thanks for the update on yellow stone..

Yellowstone has been at low levels. But over the last two weeks, there's been widespread activity. Although, very small, it's a change from the pattern since the end of the last big swarm. I'm not concerned, but am very sure there's a mini swarm happening in the western part of the park, or near Hebgen Lake. Today, there's been several tiny quakes. It's been an ever increasing amount. But very slight and only noticed by watching for the last two weeks. The activity is growing. Almost imperceptible, but not quite. I would be even less concerned, but there's been lots of activity in Utah and in Montana.

I think the slow subsidence has slowed. There seems to be a pause. Accounting for lots of water in the system.

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