OPINION (Express) – Nearly 100 earthquakes have struck the Yellowstone volcano area in the past month, leading to fears that it could violently erupt. Yellowstone is one of the most feared volcanoes on the planet, and a massive wave of quakes near the caldera will not do anything to calm nerves. Some 97 tremors have rocked the park over the past month, leading to eruption fears. The tremors have been relatively small,
but some seismologists argue that the quantity of earthquakes is more relevant than the size when it comes to precursors of a volcanic eruption. The largest of the 97 earthquakes in the past 28 days came on June 28, when a 2.7 magnitude tremor struck. Portland State University Geology Professor Emeritus Scott Burns has said a spate of small tremors around a volcano usually signifies that magma and gasses beneath the surface are beginning to navigate their exit. READ MORE
