153 earthquake occurred near Supervolcano in Yellowstone
Seismologists recorded under a supervolcano in Yellowstone 153 earthquakes in a short period of time, which exceeds the average seismic activity in the area.
The power of all earthquakes in the series did not exceed 2,5 on the Richter scale, writes Fox News.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the risk is earthquakes occurring under volcanoes from 5 points and above.
Thus, the occurred series of earthquakes is not strong enough to be dangerous, but it reminds of the high seismic activity in the region.
According to scientists, the seismic activity at Yellowstone remains “normal,” and recent earthquakes are not a cause for concern.
At the same time, researchers noted that a large earthquake could wake up Yellowstone Supervolcano, the last time it erupted 630 000 years ago.
В октябре 2017 года исследователи Ханна Шамлу и Кристи Тилл проанализировали минералы в окаменелой золе из самого последнего извержения этого вулкана. То, что они обнаружили, удивило их — изменения температуры и состава золы произошли всего за несколько десятилетий, хотя раньше предполагалось, что для этого понадобятся столетия.
At that time, several media sources suggested that the results of the research could mean that supervolcano would wake up much faster than previously predicted, and that its eruption could threaten virtually the entire United States. But scientists emphasize that this is not the case. Evidence that the eruption will be too devastating or will occur very quickly, not yet.
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