Achilles Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes The article correctly points out that Yellowstone Park has big nasty caldera underneath it, however what it doesn't mention is that the last time it erupted, it did unkind things to most of the Western U.S. I hope these guys are right and "There doesn't seem to be anything to be alarmed about".
hhunter6 Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 9 quakes in 24 hours is nothing to worry about huh. LOL shoul dbe interesting to see how this plays out.
jrrtoken Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Joy, yet another thing to keep me up at night. Old news, geologists have known about that for decades. The last eruption was around 640,000 years ago. If it does erupt, then the whole would be technically screwed, but I don't think that will happen anytime soon. I'm more concerned with the New Madrid quaking once again, as that would be far more devastating than anything out of the San Andreas area.
Achilles Posted December 31, 2008 Author Posted December 31, 2008 PastramiX said: Old news, geologists have known about that for decades. Indeed they have. Hence why the nonchalant "nothin' t' see here, folks" seems a little peculiar to me. PastramiX said: I'm more concerned with the New Madrid quaking once again, as that would be far more devastating than anything out of the San Andreas area.Since the New Madrid registers activity every day, I'm assuming that you mean something bigger than >1.0
jrrtoken Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Achilles said: Since the New Madrid registers activity every day, I'm assuming that you mean something bigger than >1.0 YOU'LL BE SORRY ONCE THERE'S A 2.0.
Arcesious Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Well if it happens then I'll be dead... I live not too far from there... Well far in mile/kilometer terms but I live in a state right nearby... I remember seeing a movie about it actually. Perhaps they could tap into that magma pocket with some sort of specialized geothermal power plant and drain some of it out to somewhere else to releive a bit of the pressure?
LordOfTheFish Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Whoa, I'm glad I live on the east coast. 250+ tremors in 3 days... I doubt it though. Maybe in the future, but I doubt it'll erupt now.
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Rogue15 said: i bet you hope we get hit with it.who is we
Arcesious Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Rogue15 said: i bet you hope we get hit with it. Sorry, but I wanna live.
Achilles Posted January 6, 2009 Author Posted January 6, 2009 Update Tried to weed through the sensationalism to see if there was any real news. Meh.
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