Record Earthquake Levels at Yellowstone Spark Fears of Eruption

The area surrounding the deadly Yellowstone supervolcano has experienced one of the biggest recorded periods of seismic activity, sparking fears that it could release a devastating eruption. A swarm of tremors have hit Yellowstone in the past few months, and as of August 30, there have been a total of 2,357 quakes to hit the national park in Wyoming since the beginning of June. The most powerful of the

swarm came on June 15, when a strong magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit the picturesque park. The strongest in recent weeks was a magnitude 3.3 which struck on August 21. The majority of the earthquakes have been a magnitude one, but 181 were a magnitude two and a further 11 were a magnitude three. READ MORE