10 sept. 2020 - Over 90 Earthquakes in 24 Hours Reported Near Yellowstone Lake

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — The southwest side of Yellowstone Lake, the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park, is experiencing quite an uptick in seismic activity today, Thursday, September 10.

Today’s seismic activity is a little abnormal in that as of 4 pm Thursday, 93 earthquakes, and counting, have occurred all within this area of Yellowstone Lake since Wednesday night, according to USGS data. All but seven of the earthquakes have been under 2.5 magnitude. None have reached 3.0 magnitude.

In the same area, 108 earthquakes have been recorded over the past 30 days, including today’s activity. That means only 15 earthquakes were recorded in the area before today.