Sunday, March 30, 2014

Who was in the park?

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A 4.8 earthquake shook (click here) the northern part of Yellowstone National Park early Sunday.

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports the earthquake occurred at 6:34 a.m. about 4 miles north-northeast of the Norris Geyser Basin. The university reports it was felt in the Montana border towns of West Yellowstone and Gardiner, both about 20 miles from the epicenter.

There were no immediate reports of damage. There are few visitors in the park this time of year.

Yellowstone sees frequent small earthquakes. Since Thursday, there have been at least 25 recorded in the nation's first national park.

Date: August 17, 1959
Magnitude: 7.3 - 7.5 Mw
Damage from the earthquake then.

Epicenter  44.863 North and 111.335 West 

Today: 44.778°North and  110.683°West