Yellowstone National Park-Earthquakes
Earthquake Activity in Yellowstone from Jan. 1st, 2022-Mar. 31st, 2022
How many earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or larger occurred during January-March of 2022?
How many swarms of earthquakes were reported during January-March of 2022?
What was the smallest magnitude earthquake reported during this time?
[b][size=150]Below is a map of where each swarm of earthquakes is located. We are going to focus on swarm C, where 10 earthquakes occurred from March 15th-18th.[/size][/b]
Between what latitudes do cluster C earthquakes seem to have epicenters?
Between what longitudes do cluster C earthquakes seem to have epicenters?
[size=150][b]Enter the following coordinates into the Google Maps search and explore the area around cluster C on satellite and terrain view. [/b][/size][br][br]44.56568488827875, -110.31977185647402[br][br][color=#ff0000][b]Take 2-3 screenshots of the landscape in this area to upload to your Google Drive folder. [/b][/color]
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Let's change our focus to cluster D. Between what latitudes do cluster D earthquakes seem to have epicenters?
Between what longitudes do cluster D earthquakes seem to have epicenters?
[size=150][b]Return to the Google Maps search above and explore the area around cluster D on satellite and terrain view. [/b][/size][br][br]44.8411630060497, -110.88338224785912[br][br][color=#ff0000][b]Take 2-3 screenshots of the landscape in this area to upload to your Google Drive folder. [/b][/color]
Based on the landscape of clusters C and D, explain why you believe more earthquakes occurred in cluster D than in cluster C.
Explain why most earthquakes inside of Yellowstone are not felt by people on the ground.