humble3d Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Montana Raising Supervolcano Concerns Yellowstone National Park, which covers parts of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, lies on top of a supervolcano that could effectively wipe out the United States if it were to explode. The last time it did, 640,000 years ago, it expelled 240 cubic miles (think about that) of rocky debris into the sky. Early Thursday morning, residents of southern Montana feared the worst when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the region. Though its epicenter was only 230 miles from Yellowstone, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says the seismic activity was not irregular, and the supervolcano is not expected to erupt anytime soon. "The location and focal mechanism solution of this earthquake are consistent with right-lateral faulting in association with faults of the Lewis and Clark line, a prominent zone of strike-slip, dip slip and oblique slip faulting trending east-southeast from northern Idaho to east of Helena, Montana, southeast of this earthquake," said the USGS. Nevertheless, people were concerned. http://www.newsweek.com/montana-earthquake-yellowstone-supervolcano-632736 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 20 minutes ago, humble3d said: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Montana Raising Supervolcano Concerns Yellowstone National Park, which covers parts of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, lies on top of a supervolcano that could effectively wipe out the United States if it were to explode. The last time it did, 640,000 years ago, it expelled 240 cubic miles (think about that) of rocky debris into the sky. Early Thursday morning, residents of southern Montana feared the worst when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the region. Though its epicenter was only 230 miles from Yellowstone, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says the seismic activity was not irregular, and the supervolcano is not expected to erupt anytime soon. "The location and focal mechanism solution of this earthquake are consistent with right-lateral faulting in association with faults of the Lewis and Clark line, a prominent zone of strike-slip, dip slip and oblique slip faulting trending east-southeast from northern Idaho to east of Helena, Montana, southeast of this earthquake," said the USGS. Nevertheless, people were concerned. http://www.newsweek.com/montana-earthquake-yellowstone-supervolcano-632736 This puppy blows.... Alot more countries than just the USA need to be worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jtmulc Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 If that sucker ever blows, the ash will fall all the way to my house, 1800 miles (2900km) away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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