10 Interesting Yellowstone Volcano Facts

Monday, July 3rd 2017. | Places


Yellowstone Volcano Facts tell the readers about a volcanic caldera and supervolcano. It is often dubbed as Yellowstone Supervolcano. The location is within Yellowstone National Park in US. Have you ever visited the volcano before?  The measurement of the largest features of the volcano is at 55 by 72 kilometers or 34 by 45 miles. Here are other interesting facts about Yellowstone Volcano below:

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 1: the formation

The formation of Yellowstone Volcano was due to the Lava Creek eruption, which took place 630,000 years ago.

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 2: Yellowstone hotspot

The disputes still occur related to the source of Yellowstone hotspot. Some believe that it has something to do with the mantle plume or a deep mantle origin. Others believe that it is related to the interaction of local condition in lithosphere and upper mantle convection.

Facts about Yellowstone Volcano

Facts about Yellowstone Volcano

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 3: volcanism

Volcanism in Yellowstone is not an old thing.  Over the hotspot, you can find the caldera of Yellowstone.

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 4: great volcanic eruptions

A series of great volcanic eruption leads into the development of Snake River Plain located west of Yellowstone. The location of the hotspot is below the Yellowstone Plateau. Look at facts about the Trevi Fountain here.

Yellowstone Volcano Facts

Yellowstone Volcano Facts

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 5: the eruptions

The hotspot in the Yellowstone Volcano has produced powerful and less powerful eruptions on the last 18 million years.

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 6: the massive ones

The massive ones have been produced by Yellowstone Volcano, which earn the title as super eruptions.

Yellowstone Volcano Map

Yellowstone Volcano Map

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 7: a caldera

A caldera is formed because of the eruptions.  It is defined as a geographic depression formed due to the collapsed overlying land. Find facts about Victoria Falls here.

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 8: the number of earthquakes

The number of earthquakes produced by Yellowstone Volcano in a year is around 1,000 to 2,000. Most of them are minor earthquakes. It has the magnitude of three or less. Since they are detected in a short period, people call them the earthquake swarm. In a couple months, Yellowstone Volcano generated at least 3,000 earthquakes in 1985.

Yellowstone Volcano

Yellowstone Volcano

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 9: the earthquakes in 2010

On 17 January 2010 until 1 February 2010, Yellowstone Volcano had 1,620 small earthquakes. On 21 January 2010, the largest one had the magnitude of 3.8.

Yellowstone Volcano Facts 10: the Lava Creek eruption

The Lava Creek eruption took place around 640,000 years ago. It was the last full-scale eruption, which led into the development of Yellowstone Supervolcano.

Yellowstone Volcano Pic

Yellowstone Volcano Pic

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