BabaRa
30th March 2014, 18:11
March 30, 2014 -- (TRN) -- *** UPDATED *** A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck directly inside Yellowstone National Park possibly indicating a pending eruption of the Yellowstone SUPER volcano. As of 12:59 PM EDT, a total of seven earthquakes have now hit Yellowstone and the pattern is sequential clockwise, around the super volcano caldera! It appears the super volcano is "unzipping!"
The earthquake took place at 8:34 AM eastern daylight time at a depth of 4.2 miles. The USGS report is HERE. It was preceded by a Fore-shock of magnitude 3.0 about two hours earlier, around 6:30 AM eastern US time.
Massive harmonics from the quake have been recorded throughout ALL the seismometers within Yellowstone. Multiple after shocks are still occurring as the article is being live-updated. as of 12:59 PM EDT, there have now been a total of SEVEN recorded earthquakes all in the same area in Yellowstone.
7 earthquakes in map area
3.3 32km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 11:12:24 UTC-04:00 6.0 km
3.1 32km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 11:07:49 UTC-04:00 6.6 km
2.5 33km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 09:56:40 UTC-04:00 7.7 km
3.1 34km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 09:30:52 UTC-04:00 4.5 km
5.0 37km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 08:34:39 UTC-04:00 6.8 km
3.0 35km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 06:36:25 UTC-04:00 1.6 km
2.8 36km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 02:23:48 UTC-04:00 1.5 km
The mouth of the Yellowstone Super Volcano is called the "Caldera" and it is huge. The map below from the National Park Service gives you a sense of the size of it. Bear in mind that Yellowstone National Park is 53 MILES long and 64 MILES wide.
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/external?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fyell%2Fnatures cience%2Fimages%2Fcaldera_rim.gif
http://www.turnerradionetwork.com/news/389-pat
NOTE; USGS has since downgraded it to a 4.8
The earthquake took place at 8:34 AM eastern daylight time at a depth of 4.2 miles. The USGS report is HERE. It was preceded by a Fore-shock of magnitude 3.0 about two hours earlier, around 6:30 AM eastern US time.
Massive harmonics from the quake have been recorded throughout ALL the seismometers within Yellowstone. Multiple after shocks are still occurring as the article is being live-updated. as of 12:59 PM EDT, there have now been a total of SEVEN recorded earthquakes all in the same area in Yellowstone.
7 earthquakes in map area
3.3 32km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 11:12:24 UTC-04:00 6.0 km
3.1 32km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 11:07:49 UTC-04:00 6.6 km
2.5 33km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 09:56:40 UTC-04:00 7.7 km
3.1 34km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 09:30:52 UTC-04:00 4.5 km
5.0 37km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 08:34:39 UTC-04:00 6.8 km
3.0 35km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 06:36:25 UTC-04:00 1.6 km
2.8 36km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2014-03-30 02:23:48 UTC-04:00 1.5 km
The mouth of the Yellowstone Super Volcano is called the "Caldera" and it is huge. The map below from the National Park Service gives you a sense of the size of it. Bear in mind that Yellowstone National Park is 53 MILES long and 64 MILES wide.
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/external?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fyell%2Fnatures cience%2Fimages%2Fcaldera_rim.gif
http://www.turnerradionetwork.com/news/389-pat
NOTE; USGS has since downgraded it to a 4.8