Yellowstone earthquake swarm continues into third day, intensifies

[Jeff7]

*sigh* Alright people: http://theviewwest.com/2008/02/08/when-will-yellowstone-erupt/

* The least likely but worst-case volcanic eruption at Yellowstone would be another explosive caldera-forming eruption such as those that occurred 2.1 million, 1.3 million, and 640,000 years ago.However, the probability of such an eruption in any given century or millennium is exceedingly low- much lower than the smaller eruptions mentioned above.

I'd say it was 100% likely if the given millennium was one in which one of those 3 eruptions actually did occur.

 

[irishScott]

I'd say it was 100% likely if the given millennium was one in which one of those 3 eruptions actually did occur.

Yes, but a millennium is a thousand years, we're taking hundreds of thousands and millions of years here...

 

[Kadarin]

In case it hasn't been posted: http://www.seis.utah.edu/req2webdir/recenteqs/Maps/Yellowstone.html

 

[Fayd]

isnt mammoth lakes in california basically the same thing? big caldera?

 

[StinkyPinky]

As long as it kills those super deadly foot high jumping shoe eating super spiders in Australia, it's all good.

 

[Juddog]

Wow even today there have still been earthquakes there.

 

[crownjules]

isnt mammoth lakes in california basically the same thing? big caldera?

Yes. The third supervolcano within the US is the Valles Caldera in northern New Mexico.

The La Garita Caldera in Colorado is believed to be the result of the largest volcanic explosion ever in the history of the world. It's extinct now, but when it blew 28-26 million years ago, it's thought to have had 100,000 times more energy than what was released by the Tsar Bomba (a 50 megaton hydrogen bomb, the largest exploded by man).

 

[Regs]

Damn, I already told me kids they were going to die tomorrow.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

why am i still alive? im going to sue yellowstone if i have to pay these CC bills...

 

[ahurtt]

No, it's a supervolcano. Huge difference, and an all-out supervolcanic eruption of Yellowstone would be absolutely devastating for the US. Fortunately this isn't very likely since the period between past eruptions has been about 650,000 years. The last one was about 640,000 years ago, but the long period still means that an eruption in our lifetimes is very unlikely.

Yeah, roughly every 650,000 years with an average margin of error around 1.5% so don't worry we're. . .wait. . .Oh shit.

 

[ahurtt]

Damn, I already told me kids they were going to die tomorrow.

Well, they still just might. You just never know so don't start figuring out how to tell them you lied to them just yet.

 

[SlickSnake]

Thank gawd the end is near. I'm tired of hearing about it.

And it's somehow comforting to know it will all happen in our own backyard and we will be the first to go. No long term lingering starvation for us like the rest of the world will suffer for months through. Most of us will get a fairly quick death of suffocation from toxic volcanic fumes and choking ash.

Of course, the millions of lucky people nearby Yellowstone's exploding caldera within several hundred miles will be quickly buried under molten magma and debris, so they fortunately get to check out first. ()

It's high time for the snakes and reptiles to evolve again and take over the Earth. Or maybe the felines can finally evolve and make the slobbering canines their slaves. :awe: