Two quakes felt near Yellowstone
Thursday, January 28, 2010
By Ben Cannon
JACKSON HOLE, WYO--A pair of earthquakes originating in Yellowstone
National Park on Wednesday and Thursday were reportedly felt by people
in the area, park officials said.
According to data from seismographic stations maintained by the
University of Utah, a magnitude 3.1 temblor occurred a few minutes
before 1 p.m. Wednesday. At 1:46 a.m. Thursday, a magnitude 3.2 temblor
gently rattled some buildings near West Yellowstone, Mont. Both shocks
were located about nine miles southeast of West Yellowstone, a park
release stated.
The temblors are the latest in what officials called an "ongoing swarm"
of earthquakes that began Jan. 17. Such swarms are not uncommon for the
park, the statement read.
S
cientists attribute the seismic activity to slipping along a
preexisting fault and do not link it to volcanic or hydrothermal
activity, so if you're looking for a reason to put off am important
project, cross 'Supervolcano imminent' off the excuses list.
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