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Idaho Earthquake Swarm

They are in southern Idaho, and I saw that there had been a swarm of earthquakes there, I think around a 4 magnitude. There is a caldera down in that area also, and it is an even larger caldera than the one at Yellowstone, but we never hear anything about it.
In March , there was around a 5 magnitude quake, so this has been building up for a while, but seems to be escalating. If it is also going to affect the Yellowstone caldera, it will probably also cause some kind of eruption with the Idaho caldera, too.
In 1983, there was a 6.9 earthquake near Mt. Borah, which is in the same area, so this might be from the same fault line as that quake.

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Earthquakes Stir Beneath Stanley Idaho as Scientists Track Rare Burst of Quakes – Idaho News

STANLEY, Idaho — A swarm of at least 15 small earthquakes shook the Stanley area of Central Idaho between June 2 and 3, with magnitudes ranging from 2.5 to
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I've been hearing about this in conjunction with some recent unusual solar activity. It can be hard to separate credible connection theories from enthusiasts trying to connect unrelated event observations.

Some reporting takes a breathless tone, as if there are warnings that some sort of action should be taken... not that I have a clue what might be done.
 
We did have those large solar flares that happened earlier this week, and caused all of the extra aurora borealis activity, but I had not read that it was connected with the earthquake activity, but that might be possible.
As far as preparing, I have no idea what most people are going to do about either one of those. If/when Yellowstone goes off, most of America is going to be buried in several feet of ash, and life as we have known it is pretty much over, and most of us will die soon after, if not in the eruption and earthquakes that follow.
Even if you moved to the other side of the world, all of that ash in the air could cause really cold weather everywhere in the world, and maybe a mini ice age.
We are also having more volcanoes being active right now. The undersea one off the Oregon coast is erupting, plus the one in Hawaii, and now Mt. Etna as well.
I think I read that something is happening near Japan, too; but do not remember what it was. So , a lot happening with the earth itself right now.
 
Volcanic Activity and Idaho EQ Swarm near Yellowstone Pick Up After Severe G4 Geostorm

Maybe this guy is legit, but for some reason his voice quality seems to carry alarmism.
 
From what I can find, the solar storm happened around the end of May, and we had excessive solar winds after that for the next few days. I think it is about over with now, but has maybe been what has affected the earthquakes and the volcanoes.
Some people are talking about a large event that they expect to happen in the near future, and that is why all of the bunkers were being built, but it is hard to tell facts from fiction now days.
And not much that a regular person can do about any of it, anyway.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
They are in southern Idaho, and I saw that there had been a swarm of earthquakes there, I think around a 4 magnitude. There is a caldera down in that area also, and it is an even larger caldera than the one at Yellowstone, but we never hear anything about it.
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You just mentioned it... It can't be larger than itself. 🤣

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The Calderas in southern Idaho are no longer a threat, because the Yellowstone Hotspot is now under Yellowstone.

As an afterthought, I thought if you're into the "Lecture thing" you might enjoy this video of Nick Zenter, a Geology instructor at Central Washington University, talking about Supervolcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. This guy knows his stuff.


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Perhaps not as far as controlling events, and staying alive goes, but at least we're not buried in hot, burning Lava and breathing Volcanic Ash. The people of Pompeii didn't know anything about volcanoes other than they erupt from time to time.

It kind of reminds me of a guy I worked for when I lived in Auburn, Alabama, who built a $million house, and five years later it was severely damaged in a flood. The water was six feet deep on the first floor of the house. I couldn't help but think "If you build a house on a known Flood Plain, you should know that you're begging for trouble." In my opinion, the same kind of logic applies to living next to an active volcano. That would be begging for even more trouble.
 
The floods are often paid for with Federal flood insurance. As far as I know, there is no such thing for volcanoes, and earthquake insurance is available but VERY expensive. Everybody hear hopes that if their home collapses in an earthquake that is also catches fire and burns. That way, the loss is covered by fire insurance in a homeowners policy.

The Federal Flood Program is why so many wealthy people build in flood plains and shorelines. They know the Feds will cover their losses.
 
I can't comment on a lot of that stuff, but as far as Yellowstone goes, I try to stay updated. Not out of paranoia about it exploding, but because it interests me. Here's what the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has to say about the Black Diamond Pool eruption. There is a video of it on that page, but here's a copy of it in case you would prefer a News Report.


As you can see, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory and the National Park Service are concerned, but not overly so as this is somewhat normal.
 
The information here is that there is no eruption imminent for Mt. Spurr although there is some earthquake activity. The Alaska Volcano Observatory site appears to be down, but the USGS has nothing.
 
Looking over that list at other things, volcanoes do not "go out", they don't sleep, thus they do not "wake up" and the the Axial Seamount, while it's not a supervolcano like Yellowstone, it is a hotspot volcano. And that just what I see without doing any research.

Consider this... The Cascade Mountain Range in California, Oregon and Washington has 20 plus volcanoes, as well as some 3,000 other volcanic features that many of which are widely known. Take the people who live near Mt. St. Helens, for example. Did they flee in fear after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption? Some did, but the general population? No. There have been many eruptions of Mt. Etna and Mt. Vesuvius, and those are just two of the nine active volcanoes of the twelve in Italy, yet millions of people live near them.

It is my opinion that that list is a classic case of fear mongering, and while it should be taken seriously, I would say threat to us here in the US is negligible. Look at it this way, are the volcanoes in the US a threat to the country? Maybe, maybe not. But even if it is, where would be go? You can't escape the potential that nature is capable of. But like an old friend told me once, "If you're that worried about something, you could always educate yourself about it so you know what's coming."

I have no idea what motivates people to promote misleading or misguided information, but in my opinion they're sick in the head.
 
They have been having more quakes around Mount Rainier lately also. It seems like volcanoes all over the earth are becoming more active , and even ones that are under the ocean are becoming active now.
This is a chart showing the latest activity around Mount Rainer, and i know that there is usually seismic activity around Mount St. Helens as well.

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Yvonne Smith said:
They have been having more quakes around Mount Rainier lately also. It seems like volcanoes all over the earth are becoming more active , and even ones that are under the ocean are becoming active now.
This is a chart showing the latest activity around Mount Rainer, and i know that there is usually seismic activity around Mount St. Helens as well.

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I am a bit concerned about Rainier as I have two daughters and their families who live in the area, and my wife and I are scheduled to be there in a few weeks. Having been through a number of various eruptions, I don't look forward to such an experience, especially in an area like Seattle-Tacoma.
 
Don Alaska said:
I am a bit concerned about Rainier as I have two daughters and their families who live in the area, and my wife and I are scheduled to be there in a few weeks. Having been through a number of various eruptions, I don't look forward to such an experience, especially in an area like Seattle-Tacoma.
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This has been something that has been a concern in western Washington for many years now, and will be a huge disaster when it does happen, most likely.
I remember reading that they have rescue planned from eastern Washington, Idaho, and into Montana if the big quake happens and Mt. Rainer erupts. They said all the roads would be wiped out between the eruption and the quakes, so help would have to come from somewhere away from the area, and so emergency training has been happening from other parts of the state, so they can be ready to try and rescue people in the Seattle area.
I have extended family in that area also, so it is something that always causes concern.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
This has been something that has been a concern in western Washington for many years now, and will be a huge disaster when it does happen, most likely.
I remember reading that they have rescue planned from eastern Washington, Idaho, and into Montana if the big quake happens and Mt. Rainer erupts. They said all the roads would be wiped out between the eruption and the quakes, so help would have to come from somewhere away from the area, and so emergency training has been happening from other parts of the state, so they can be ready to try and rescue people in the Seattle area.
I have extended family in that area also, so it is something that always causes concern.
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Have you read Deep Midwinter? I think it is available on Amazon. It has been out for years and is a story of a midwinter eruption of Rainier.
 
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