An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 that occurred in the US state of Montana on July 6, caused anxiety among local residents associated with the likely activity of the Yellowstone supervolcano on whose territory anomalously high seismic activity has recently been recorded.
Over a short period of time, more than a thousand tremors have been recorded in the territory of Yellowstone Park.
Scientists from Utah conducted an analysis of seismic activity and concluded that the Yellowstone supervolcano has accumulated a very high potential for stress, which has no way to find a way out.
There is a high probability of a supervolcano eruption, but scientists do not name the timing of such a development of events. Although in their report, they noted that if the eruption occurs, then catastrophic damage will be done to North America.
An interesting event on June 27 was recorded by cameras installed in Yellowstone - a lightning strike into the surface of a geyser. Such events occur extremely rarely here, and this lightning strike may indicate the rise of magma to the surface, which provokes the attraction of electrical discharges.
On June 28, Army armored vehicles were seen moving near Yellowstone National Park. No exercises have been conducted in the area, and light armored vehicles are commonly used by the military in emergencies and internal unrest.
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