Scientists have assessed Yellowstone's chances of eruption by measuring electronic currents flowing deep within the Earth ...

Yellowstone National Park is noted for the geothermal marvels, but it is the threat below ground that holds the attention. Events such as the Black Diamond Pool explosion and current seismic activity ...

Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt ...

That's because Yellowstone Lake is home to North ... including West Thumb Geyser Basin (the largest geyser basin on the shores of the lake). Early summer visitors saw remnants of ice and several ...

Yellowstone National Park's oldest and hottest geothermal area is the Norris Geyser Basin. This region also boasts the ...

The largest earthquake ever recorded within the park struck close to Norris Geyser Basin in 1975. That earthquake was a magnitude 6, but there was little damage and no injuries reported at the time, ...

YELLOWSTONE NAT'L PARK, Wyo. - A magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park on January 28 at about 6:00 p.m. MST. The United States Geological Survey ...

Only last week, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit near the 150,000-year-old Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone's oldest and hottest area. The ancient park experiences about 2,000 earthquakes each year.