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Stongest Earthquake in 34 Years Rattles Yellowstone National Park

  

Category:  Environment/Climate

Via:  larry-crehore  •  10 years ago  •  4 comments

Stongest Earthquake in 34 Years Rattles Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK The strongest earthquake since February 22, 1980 rattled Yellowstone National Park on Sunday, March 30, 2014.

On Sunday, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported that a light earthquake occurred at 6:34 a.m. MDT. The epicenter of the magnitude 4.8 shock was located 4 miles north-northeast of Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

This earthquake is part of a series of earthquakes that began in this area on Thursday, March 27. As of 8:15 am Sunday, this series has included at least 25 earthquakes in addition to the main shock, with the largest of magnitude 3.1. The magnitude 4.8 main shock was reported felt in Yellowstone National Park and in the towns of West
Yellowstone and Gardiner, Montana.

Full Article: http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/largest-earthquake-34-years-rattles-yellowstone-national-park/


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Larry Crehore
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link   seeder  Larry Crehore    10 years ago

Just mother nature letting us know who's really in control.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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link   Perrie Halpern R.A.    10 years ago

Ummm... do most people know that Yellowstone is a super volcano? This is very troublesome.

 
 
 
Spikegary
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link   Spikegary    10 years ago
Perrie-I saw that too in another article. Mt. St. Helen's (magnified) all over again?
 
 
 
Larry Crehore
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link   seeder  Larry Crehore    10 years ago

If Yellowstone decide to erupt it will make St. Helens look like a dust ball. Yellowstone is big enough to be a climate changer all by itself.

 
 

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