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Bookmark or Share- Five Things to Know About the Yellowstone SupervolcanoAccording to the National Park Service, a supervolcano eruption is defined as one that produces 240 cubic miles of magma. Two of Yellowstone’s last three major eruptions fit that criteria.
- What is a supervolcano? The answer isn't so simple.A supervolcano is a volcano that has produced at least one supereruption, meaning that at some point in its history, it has ejected more than 240 cubic miles (1,000 cubic kilometers) of...
- Supervolcano facts and information - National Geographic3:25. Supervolcanoes 101 What are supervolcanoes, and how catastrophic can they be? Learn how supervolcanoes form, where supervolcanoes are located, and how their destructive capabilities...
- Supervolcano - WikipediaA supervolcano is a volcano that has had an eruption with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 8, the largest recorded value on the index. This means the volume of deposits for such an eruption is greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles). Location of Yellowstone hotspot over time.
- What is a supervolcano? What is a supereruption? | U.S. Geological SurveyWhat is a supereruption? The term "supervolcano" implies a volcanic center that has had an eruption of magnitude 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI), meaning that at one point in time it erupted more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles) of material.
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