Scientists Detect 200 Earthquakes in 10 Days at Yellowstone Supervolcano as Magma Shows ‘Strain’

Scientists Detect 200 Earthquakes in 10 Days at Yellowstone Supervolcano as Magma Shows ‘Strain’
The 'Morning Glory' hot spring in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 2, 2011. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Hundreds of small earthquakes were detected over just 10 days in the Yellowstone supervolcano area, in a report issued just a short time after scientists said the magma chamber underneath the ground is “under strain.”

The swarm of small temblors was detected by the U.S. Geological Survey and started on Feb. 8 in a region roughly eight miles northeast of West Yellowstone in Montana.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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