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 driven …
Yellowstone Caldera | Volcano type, Eruption, Size, Map, & Facts ...
Yellowstone Caldera, enormous crater in the western-central portion of Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, that was formed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption some 640,000 years …
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 45 miles.
Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Dec 1, 2025 · At least two small eruptions occurred at Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin, site of a hydrothermal explosion in 2024. The eruptions were captured by camera views and infrasound …
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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 this phenomenon is …
Yellowstone Caldera
With the removal of hundreds of cubic miles of molten rock, the roof of the dome collapsed in what was one of the most violent explosions the earth has ever known. Lava continued to flow into the caldera …
Yellowstone Is One of the World’s Largest ... - Discover Magazine
5 days ago · Venture too close to the hydrothermal vents dotted around Yellowstone National Park and you will be met by a powerful stench reminiscent of rotten eggs. These calderas are a (literal) hotbed …
Newest Volcano Notice Including Yellowstone - USGS
Dec 1, 2025 · At least two small eruptions occurred at Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin, site of a hydrothermal explosion in 2024. The eruptions were captured by camera views and infrasound …
WSGS - Yellowstone
Yellowstone now sits over the hotspot, and its rocks record evidence of the three most recent caldera-forming eruptions, which occurred 2.1 million, 1.3 million, and 631,000 years ago.
No, Yellowstone isn’t waking up.’ But parts of it are still blowing up
Dec 22, 2025 · A research video camera captured an eruption of one of Yellowstone's hydrothermal features. Such explosions at the Black Diamond Pool are consistent since a massive eruption …