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Earthquake count at US volcano park reaches 878 in two weeks
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Thursday, 29 June, 2017
The ongoing earthquake swarm in Yellowstone National Park, central US, which houses a supervolcano has reached 878 events recorded from June 12 to June 26. The largest magnitude event measured 4.4 on the Richter scale, while over 500 were in the magnitude 0 range, scientists said. Yellowstone sees around 1,500-2,000 earthquakes per year with 50% in the form of swarms.
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