9/15/2011 - Yellowstone Quakes are Happening Very Near 7.3 Mag Epicenter of 1959 Hebgen Lake Quake

In the last several days, many small earthquakes have occurred near the epicenter of the infamous 1959 7.3 Hebgen Lake quake- which was so powerful it created a new lake and a new geyser in Yellowstone, as well as caused 28 deaths and 76 million dollars in damage. It also caused multiple landslides.

These new quakes are happening here, just miles from the 7.3 epicenter:

www.seis.utah.edu...
See upper left yellow squares.

The epicenter of the 2.2 is here, marked by the green arrow, and the other recent quakes are in a similar location:
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The epicenter of the 1959 quake was here (after a relocation of epicenter occurred using more modern methods):
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It appears there is small activity now on fault extensions of the Hebgen Lake fault. May be nothing, but certainly worth keeping an eye on!


Feb 27, 2010...Chile 8.8 quake. 188 days later Sept 4, 2010 New Zealand 7.1 quake. 188 days later March 11, 2011 Japan 9.0 quake. 188 days later Sept 15, 2011.