Yellowstone Caldera - Wikipedia
The Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, is a Quaternary caldera complex and volcanic plateau spanning parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. It is …
Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Jan 2, 2026 · Yellowstone Caldera activity remains at background levels, with 79 located earthquakes in December (largest = M2.7). Deformation measurements indicate subtle uplift …
Yellowstone Caldera | Volcano type, Eruption, Size, Map ...
Yellowstone Caldera, enormous crater in the western-central portion of Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, that was formed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption some …
When a Sleeping Giant Awakes - Education
May 20, 2025 · After each of these eruptions, the Yellowstone supervolcano collapsed on itself, sucking in trees, mountains and everything else in the landscape. The depression formed by …
Volcano - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Apr 18, 2025 · The Yellowstone caldera was created by a massive volcanic eruption approximately 631,000 years ago. Later lava flows filled in much of the caldera, now it is 30 x …
Yellowstone mystery: 10,000 evacuated, and the real story is ...
When emergency crews ordered roughly 10,000 people out of Yellowstone, the images that ricocheted around social media looked apocalyptic. Roads were ripped apart, rivers ran the …
Yellowstone Caldera - Yellowstone National Park
Each of Yellowstone’s explosive caldera-forming eruptions occurred when large volumes of “rhyolitic” magma accumulated at shallow levels in the Earth’s crust, as little as 3 miles (5 km) …