Earthquake Swarms

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Posted by Jilly (65.199.155.70) on 11:34:09 06/16/17

In Reply to: Possible cause posted by Ballpark Frank

Thanks Bear and Frank for the information!

I know earthquakes swarms are quite common in Yellowstone, so this activity is not unusual (though this 4.4 has been the largest quake since 2014). Like the rangers say, Earthquakes help maintain geysers by keeping the plumbing system open.

I think I'd be more concerned if there wasn't some sort of seismic activity going on!

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