Yellowstone supervolcano

[methshin]

http://www.seis.utah.edu/req2webdir/recenteqs/Maps/Yellowstone.html

anybody else go to this site on a regular basis? I always visit it at the beginning of my lunch break.

Anyways, yesterday, monday may 25th, 2009, there were 9 earthquakes that registered above 1.9 magnitude, all in one concentrated area. Check out this site, it's pretty cool and I've learned a lot about earthquakes using it.

 

[TClaeys]

I understand that Yellowstone is a supervolcano and that it is "due" to erupt again. And I know that we are totally FUBAR when it happens.

But are the recent eruptions indicating anything?? Is anyone saying we have something to worry about at this point?? Because I know seismic activity is ongoing and pretty constant in this area.

 

[Ron Collins]

That is a really cool website!

 

[methshin]

I understand that Yellowstone is a supervolcano and that it is "due" to erupt again. And I know that we are totally FUBAR when it happens.

But are the recent eruptions indicating anything?? Is anyone saying we have something to worry about at this point?? Because I know seismic activity is ongoing and pretty constant in this area.

From the 6 months or so that I have spent on that site, sometimes there are no quakes for 5 or 6 days, then, on days like May 25th, there are upwards of 30.

I found it odd that almost all of them were in one concentrated area, whereas they are normally more spread out when there is a bunch in a short time period, in fact, now on the site, there are 66 earthquakes on the map (today being may 28th)

I just find the site interesting and thought I'd put it forward to the forums because you're all a bunch of nerds too.

 

[thefoundryman]

Another good one I frequent is the USGS database. From my earthquake-volcano-proof lair.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

 

[methshin]

Another good one I frequent is the USGS database. From my earthquake-volcano-proof lair.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

wow, that sight is awesome!

 

[TheDeeMan]

I understand that Yellowstone is a supervolcano and that it is "due" to erupt again. And I know that we are totally FUBAR when it happens.

But are the recent eruptions indicating anything?? Is anyone saying we have something to worry about at this point?? Because I know seismic activity is ongoing and pretty constant in this area.

I saw that Discovery channel movie "SuperVolcano" when it came out (last year I think?) and if an eruption happened even remotely like they speculated it would happen we really would be FUBAR.

Dee

 

[methshin]

I saw that Discovery channel movie "SuperVolcano" when it came out (last year I think?) and if an eruption happened even remotely like they speculated it would happen we really would be FUBAR.

Dee

"experts" say that it has an explosive force 10,000 times that of the Mt. St. Helens eruption of the 80s or 90s (I can't remember when it was exactly)

 

[TheDeeMan]

It was in the 80's. I was in Junior High when it happened.

Dee

 

[mikepc]

Uhhh this is kind of scary. Did you see the last hour's data? I guess the quakes are continuing... It looks very very scary. I might even start checking CNN once in a while.

 

[methshin]

Uhhh this is kind of scary. Did you see the last hour's data? I guess the quakes are continuing... It looks very very scary. I might even start checking CNN once in a while.

it fluctuates, in between the 25th and 28th of may there were 90+ earthquakes, but in the last week July 1st to the 5th, there were only 3.

I wouldn't count on the major news networks covering this.