Yellowstone | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Two of the eruptions are considered some of the world's largest volcanic events. Yellowstone's youngest eruptions have been lava flows that remain confined to the caldera of present-day Yellowstone National Park. The 77,000 year-old Pitchstone Plateau flow …
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory | U.S. Geological Survey
The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) is a consortium of nine state and federal agencies who provide timely monitoring and hazard assessment of volcanic, hydrothermal, and earthquake activity in the Yellowstone Plateau region.
Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Nov 1, 2024 · Yellowstone is the site of the largest and most diverse collection of natural thermal features in the world and the first National Park. YVO is one of the five USGS Volcano Observatories that monitor volcanoes within the United States for science and public safety.
Geology and History of Yellowstone | U.S. Geological Survey
Nov 8, 2023 · Over the past 2.2 million years, the 17,000 km 2 (6,500 mi 2) Yellowstone Plateau has been shaped by explosive eruptions and profound collapse of the ground, enormously thick lava flows, uplift and extensive faulting, and the erosive power of flowing water and ice.
Summary of Yellowstone Eruption History | U.S. Geological Survey
Nov 7, 2023 · The thick West Yellowstone rhyolite lava flow erupted about 110,000 years ago, and the Nez Perce Creek flow erupted 160,000 years ago. Yellowstone's volcanism is the most recent in a 17 million-year history of volcanic activity that progressed from southwest to northeast along the Snake River Plain.
Volcano Monitoring | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Monitoring Earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone region is one of the most seismically active areas in the United States. It experiences an average of around 1,500 to 2,500 located earthquakes per year!
Monitoring Earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park
Nov 12, 2023 · Recent earthquake activity in Yellowstone National Park (and Utah) Live seismograms for the Yellowstone area (and Utah) Background Information. General Questions and Answers about Earthquakes (University of Utah). The Science of Earthquakes (USGS Earthquake Program). Yellowstone Seismograph Network (map of stations).
Volcanic Hazards at Yellowstone | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Nov 9, 2023 · The Yellowstone Plateau in the northern Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho is centered on a youthful, active volcanic system with subterranean magma (molten rock), boiling, pressurized waters, and a variety of active faults with significant earthquake hazard.
A plan for monitoring the Yellowstone Volcanic System
Jul 4, 2022 · The improvements proposed in the “Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Plan for the Yellowstone Caldera System, 2022–2032” will ensure that the technology used to track seismic, magmatic, and hydrothermal activity in Yellowstone during the next decade remains at the cutting edge of volcanology.
Yellowstone—the year 2022 in review | U.S. Geological Survey
Jan 2, 2023 · Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists conducted experiments, analyzed data, deployed new instruments, and mapped geologic deposits throughout the year.