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| Above, one of many hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
A swarm of earthquakes hit Yellowstone National Park and they have some people, particularly the British press, jittery.
According to the Daily Star (U.K.):
A raft of earthquakes measuring above magnitude-2.0 have been recorded at Yellowstone, in the US state of Wyoming, during the past 24 hours.
The largest earthquake measured 2.9 on the Richter Scale and struck at a depth of 9km at around 6am on Sunday.
Though fairly small, the flurry of seismic activity at the 3,500-square mile volcanic hotspot highlights the unstable nature of the landscape.
All of the earthquakes struck near Hebgen Lake in western Yellowstone, home to gushing geysers, dramatic canyons and a dangerous underground volcano.
Granted, a super-volcano is below Yellowstone National Park, but earthquakes are common to the park and don't mean a big eruption is imminent.
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