Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes

[dracodraconis]

Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes

Scientists have detected more than 250 tremors over the past three days, the largest registering a magnitude of 3.8, from Yellowstone National Park, the sight site of a super-volcano that last erupted 70,000 years ago.

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[ziggy-b.livejournal.com]

'site' I've seen the error a lot lately and it's driving me crazy :)

Cool to know that the canal is open. If I am really lucky it might be that way in March...

[dracodraconis.livejournal.com]

This is what I get for typing too fast. Site, not sight.

[ancalagon-tb.livejournal.com]

If Yellowstone truly goes, it will make all the hassle of the last decade (giant tsunami, 911, wars, financial meltdown, Putin getting ideas etc) look like a mild itch.

[ancalagon-tb.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Caldera#Volcanic_hazards

240 cubic miles of rock went kaboom about 600 000 years ago...

[dracodraconis.livejournal.com]

I'm doubtful that it is going to blow any time soon, but it doesn't hurt to keep an ear open to this sort of thing just in case I'm wrong.