Welcome back, Rob. I hope you had a great time and that you're ready
for a new year of volcanic activity. :)

And thanks Cora, any and all info is welcome to my ever curious mind.

And yes, Rob... although I've been a slouch today and am just now
getting to my email, I am looking forward to staying on top of this
story.

Here's to a great year ahead for us all...
Lin

--- In WorldVolcanism@yahoogroups.com, "Rob" <kiwi_geofreak@...> wrote:
>
> --- In WorldVolcanism@yahoogroups.com, Cora Moore <cmoore3283@> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> >YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Utah
> >Seismograph Stations report a swarm of small earthquakes in
> >Yellowstone National Park.
>
> There are often swarms of earthquakes near caldera volcanoes. One
> swarm does not present much of a picture, and even a cluster of swarms
> might not tell a story. It should however give away secrets if these
> persist at elevated levels beyond what could reasonably be considered
> swarms or a cluster of swarms.
>
> Even if that were to happen, you would need to see other changes such
> as ground deformation; changes in geothermal activity such as hot
> springs dying or changing their behaviour; changes in fumarolic
> discharge - i.e is sulphur dioxide content increasing.
>
> >The university says the quakes of magnitude 3.5 and lower have been
> >occurring beneath Yellowstone Lake, five to nine miles
> south-southeast of Fishing Bridge, a park landmark. The earthquakes
> that >began on Friday and continued on Saturday intensified during the
> >weekend, and there were reports that people in the Yellowstone Lake
> >area felt the quakes. The University of Utah says they've been in an
> >area of the park where swarms are common.
>
> And like normal seismic activity, there is nothing to say that it
> isn't just simply releasing pressure safely.
>
> Interesting. Thanks Lin and Cora. To see a story - if one develops,
> watchi this space.
>
> Rob
>