“The biggest concern we have for Yellowstone is not with the volcano, it’s with earthquakes,” said Michael Poland, scientist-in-charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, a consortium of ...

Recent research reveals that Yellowstone’s magma chamber contains significantly more liquid magma than scientists previously ...

A historic area in Yellowstone National Park has been shaken by an earthquake. The 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit near Mammoth, Wyoming, close to the ancient Norris Geyser Basin at about 6pm MST on ...

Yellowstone is an active place in terms of earthquakes. Typically the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, which is responsible for the operation of the Yellowstone Seismic Network ...

A continuous gas-monitoring station operates near Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin. Expansion of continuous gas monitoring is part of a new volcano and earthquake monitoring plan for ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story ...

JACKSON – Scientists have called a swarm of about 60 earthquakes under Yellowstone Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday “normal.” Bob Smith, the University of Utah geologist who wrote the book on Y ...

A series of “hidden” geological hazards has been uncovered in the northern reaches of Yellowstone National Park, including active faults that could pose earthquake threats to communities in ...

In the summer of 1959, the west Yellowstone region experienced one of the largest Rocky Mountain earthquakes in instrumented history. The M7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake caused severe damage and killed ...

hydrothermal and earthquake activity in the Yellowstone Plateau region. The University of Wyoming, led by Department of Geology and Geophysics professor Ken Sims, is one of the YVO partners along ...

First, volcanic eruptions are not the only geologic hazards in Yellowstone. Far more likely on human timescales are damaging earthquakes and hydrothermal explosions. Strong earthquakes ...