Tuesday Evening Update: Minor Earthquakes Continue to Shake Yellowstone National Park

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jan 18, 2010 at 2:06 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jan 19, 2010 at 6:17 PM MDT

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - A swarm of minor earthquakes continues to shake the southwest part of Yellowstone National Park.

The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory reports that the strongest quake recorded during the current swarm was a 3.7-magnitude at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Earthquake swarms are a common occurrence in Yellowstone. They generally last from a few days to weeks.

The latest swarm began on Sunday and was centered about 10 miles northwest of Old Faithful.

So far, geologists have counted 469 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 0.5 to 3.7.

There have been five quakes measuring larger than a 3 magnitude.

Friday, Jan 22 at 3:48 PM Kornel wrote ...

Scary im heading to north Canada if i hear it blows.

Thursday, Jan 21 at 5:54 PM Jerry wrote ...

Hey everyone, I live on the east coast, I am watching this day and night !

Tuesday, Jan 19 at 8:05 AM I've got the Travel Trailer ready to head east wrote ...

If that puppy pops, we are doomed. I am ready to head east at the first sign of eruption.

Monday, Jan 18 at 11:43 PM Fred wrote ...

- 2012: More than Just a Doomsday Movie: - FOXNews (26.12.2009): Yellowstone to Become Best Monitored Hot Spots in World - The Yellowstone "supervolcano" will soon be among the best monitored hot spots in the world with the installation of new earthquake monitoring equipment... - Science Daily (Dec. 14, 2009): Yellowstone's Plumbing Reveals Plume of Hot and Molten Rock 410 Miles Deep...: http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2009/12/foxnews-yellowstone-to-become-best.html

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