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The park's largest recorded earthquake, a magnitude 6, occurred on June 30, 1975, along the north-central boundary of Yellowstone Caldera, a few miles southeast of Norris Geyser Basin. No injuries ...
4.2 magnitude earthquake reported at Yellowstone National Park
The earthquake caused a seiche which inundated trailers and tents, uprooted trees, and injured one additional person. [6] [page needed] House destruction from the earthquake, July 2009. In nearby Yellowstone National Park, 289 springs erupted in geysers, 160 of which had never had geyser activity before, and cracks ruptured the surface. [14]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, ... 1991 and after the magnitude 7.2 Hebgen Lake earthquake 40 miles (64 kilometers) away in 1959.
Incidence of earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park region (1973–2014) [90] Volcanic and tectonic actions in the region cause between 1,000 and 2,000 measurable earthquakes annually. Most are relatively minor, measuring magnitude 3 or weaker.
Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress through the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.
The update was released last year. What The USGS Earthquake Map Tells Us. The color-coded map shows a range of earthquake probability across the U.S. Well known high-risk areas, such as California ...
Quake Lake (officially Earthquake Lake) is a lake in the western United States, on the Madison River in southwestern Montana. It was created after an earthquake struck on August 17, 1959, with 28 fatalities. [4] Northwest of West Yellowstone, Quake Lake is six miles (10 km) in length with a maximum depth of 125 feet (38 m).