Yellowstone Magma Chamber Map

Analysis of earthquake data at yellowstone in 2013 found that the magma chamber is 80m (50miles) long and 20km (12miles) wide. Adapted with permission from windows into the earth by robert smith and lee j. If all of the 240 cubic miles of magma found beneath the long valley supervolcano were ever to erupt, it would eject over 800 times the volume of material as the 1980 mount st.

4.3 quake adds to recent disasters The deeper magma storage region extends from 20 to 50 km depth. Geophysicist chuck wicks of the usgs released the map, demonstrating movement surrounding the volcano’s caldera.

Yellowstone Magma Chamber Map The deeper magma storage region extends from 20 to 50 km depth.

If all of the 240 cubic miles of magma found beneath the long valley supervolcano were ever to erupt, it would eject over 800 times the volume of material as the 1980 mount st. Seismic waves travel slower through hot, partially molten rock and faster in cold, solid rock. The yellowstone hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the united states responsible for large scale volcanism in idaho, montana, nevada, oregon, and wyoming, formed as the north american tectonic plate moved over it. This highly viscous (thick and sticky) magma, charged with dissolved gas, then moved upward, stressing the crust and generating.