Another localized swarm of small quakes in Yellowstone

theHandpuppet

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:18 PM
Original message

Another localized swarm of small quakes in Yellowstone

http://www.seis.utah.edu/HTML/YPEvents1Day.html (over 24 hr period April 5-6)

Looks as if we might see a slightly larger quake sometime on the next few days?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

acmejack

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:20 PM
Response to Original message

1. Someday, someday you will see a slightly larger quake there indeed!

Several orders of magnitude larger that is! We are overdue, I understand...

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Systematic Chaos

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:23 PM
Response to Reply #1

3. If I understand correctly...

The Richter Scale ceases to become an accurate measure of true seismic activity after a certain threshhold... or am I thinking of something else entirely? At any rate, if Yellowstone has a mega-eruption, it will be about a what, 15.7?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

acmejack

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:27 PM
Response to Reply #3

5. The super caldera!

Indeed it was to it I was referring. The bulging lake, the entire area is quite elastic. A 15.7 is simply inconceivable, at least to this tiny little brain. I was in Anchorage shortly after the big quake in 1963 and remember how badly it was beat up.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Warpy

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:46 PM
Response to Reply #1

7. We're 60,000 years overdue, to be exact

and up to its last eruption, that one had a very regular eruption cycle.

Because nobody has ever been able to study a supervolcano prior to its eruption, we don't know if the very new science of checking for harmonic quakes will predict its eruption or if it has a completely different type of earthquake signature prior to blowing its top.

I just hope we don't find out.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

theHandpuppet

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 08:36 AM
Response to Reply #1

9. Oh, I'm sure that will happen one of these days

In which case quite a few of us can kiss our asses a big ADIOS!

But I've noticed that when there are these swarms of localized small quakes in Yellowstone it's often followed within a few days by a slightly larger quake, like a 3 or so. Precursors, perhaps?

As far as the caldera really blowing her top goes, I think we'd see a lot of fairly obvious signals before a blowout of such magnitude would occur.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

sailingaway

(26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:23 PM
Response to Original message

2. ever hear of the mega-volcano in the area?

when it blows, it will take most of the mid USA with it... will we blue coastal states want a mass immigration of undocumented red state-rs? :evilgrin:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Viva_La_Revolution

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:26 PM
Response to Reply #2

4. you deserve this!

:spank:

and this

to DU!

Sounds like you will fit right in. :)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

sailingaway

(26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:28 PM
Response to Reply #4

6. thanks! I'm feeling evil today, getting tired of taking crap

from bush-bots... :argh:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Dead_Parrot

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-06-06 09:51 PM
Response to Reply #2

8. ROFL

:evilgrin:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

theHandpuppet

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 08:42 AM
Response to Original message

10. Follow Up: Swarm continues in same area

Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 08:42 AM by theHandpuppet

( 4/6- 4/7 )
http://www.seis.utah.edu/HTML/YPEvents1Day.html

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Wed May 01st 2024, 01:44 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.