Saturday, May 29, 2004

All Shook Up

Earthquakes are powerful, natural forces.  I’ve experienced three myself, while overseas, and I found the sensation of the earth quaking beneath my feet, while watching buildings rattle and cars dance, interesting, to say the least.

An article I read this morning, notes the distant effects the power a large magnitude quake can exert.

"A powerful earthquake that shook Alaska in 2002 affected geysers and hot springs at Yellowstone National Park nearly 2,000 miles away in Wyoming, scientists reported on Friday.

The magnitude 7.9 Denali fault earthquake in November 2002 was known to have triggered smaller quakes across much of the U.S. West, but its effect on geysers was previously unknown, a team at the University of Utah said."

“Alaska Quake Affected Yellowstone Geysers - Study."

Via Yahoo News.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/29 at 06:19 AM
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