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How many people died when Yellowstone erupted 640 thousand years ago?
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∙ 8y ago
20 billion people die in parks eruption
20 billion people haven't lived over the course of Earth's history, I don't think that many died in one explosion. The last explosion of Yellowstone was 640 000 years ago and around 60% of the world's population died.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoNone. The volcano at Yellowstone has not erupted since long before people settled North America. The last super eruption was 640,000 years ago; before our species even evolved.
An Historical Answer:The fact is we don't know. In reality the last violent eruption of the Yellowstone caldera occurred about 150,000 years ago and produced the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake. A major magma release occurred about 13,800 years ago and resulted in a 5 kilometer subduction crater on the north end of Yellowstone Lake.
Now, while debate exists (actually denial on the part of Eurocentric archaeologists) on how long people have lived in North America, evidence is irrefutable the humans have been here for at least 15,000 years (see anything regarding the Buttermilk Creek Complex) and perhaps as much as 35,000 years from the present (read up on the two cultural component layers discovered at Monte Verde, Chile).
Regardless of anyone's personal perspective, even the near obsolete Clovis-first theory allows for substantial human habitation on the continent during the last major caldera erruption. Devestation would have been apocalyptic to anyone living within a 100 mile radius of Mary Bay
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∙ 11y agoNo people have been killed by eruptions at Yellowstone. The last super eruption was 640,000 years ago, which was before our species evolved. The last eruption was 70,000 years ago, which was still well before people had arrived in North America. A few people are known to ave been scalded to death after falling into hot springs.
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∙ 11y agoNone. There were no people around the last time the Yellowstone volcano erupted.
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∙ 12y agono one. it hasn't gone up for a couple mil years
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∙ 8y agoSince that was before the development of writing, there are no records of the event.
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When was the last time the Yellowstone supervolcano erupt?
Yellowstone Caldera last erupting about 700,000 years ago.
Why did the Yellowstone super volcano erupt in your lifetime?
It didn't. The Yellowstone volcano last erupted about 70,000 years ago. The last super eruption was about 640,000 years ago.
A volcano that has erupted in the last thousand years but not recently?
A volcano that has erupted within historic time is an Active Volcano.
In which years did Mt Vesuvius erupt?
Mt. Vesuvius erupted on August 24th 79 A.D.
Is the Yellowstone volcano a hot spot?
It is believed that 2.1 million years ago, Yellowstone 'Supervolcano' did erupt, it then erupted a second time and the last time it erupted was 640,000 years ago. In 2008, scientists measured high seismic activity showing that Yellowstone could potentially erupt again but hopefully not any time soon. But in proper answer to your question, Yellowstone spewed lava last 70,000 years ago and its most recent super-eruption was 640,000 years ago. Scientists say it is overdue for another eruption but this is all we know so far.
When was the first time Yellowstone erupted?
I think the first time it erupted was 2.1 million years ago. At least of the first time yellowstone had erupted very powerfully. The other times were 1.5 million years ago, and 640,000 years ago.
When was the last time the Yellowstone supervolcano erupt?
Yellowstone Caldera last erupting about 700,000 years ago.
Why did the Yellowstone super volcano erupt in your lifetime?
It didn't. The Yellowstone volcano last erupted about 70,000 years ago. The last super eruption was about 640,000 years ago.
Did the Yellowstone Volcano erupt?
Yes. It erupted 3 time in the last 2.1 million years
Is Yellowstone ready to errupt?
We are actually 20,000 years over-due for in to have erupted. It could happen any time.
What are 3 facts about the Yellowstone caldera?
1. It is a super-volcano. 2. It is in Wyoming. 3. It has not erupted in more than 650,000 years.
A volcano that has erupted in the last thousand years but not recently?
A volcano that has erupted within historic time is an Active Volcano.
How is Mount Saint Helens US different from Yellowstone?
They're both volcanoes; one difference is that Mt. St. Helens was recently active and Yellowstone last erupted hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Has the volcano in Yellowstone park erupted?
Yes. It had super eruptions 2.1 million, 1.3 million, and 640,000 years ago. Its last eruption was 70,000 years ago.
In which years did Mt Vesuvius erupt?
Mt. Vesuvius erupted on August 24th 79 A.D.
Is the Yellowstone volcano a hot spot?
It is believed that 2.1 million years ago, Yellowstone 'Supervolcano' did erupt, it then erupted a second time and the last time it erupted was 640,000 years ago. In 2008, scientists measured high seismic activity showing that Yellowstone could potentially erupt again but hopefully not any time soon. But in proper answer to your question, Yellowstone spewed lava last 70,000 years ago and its most recent super-eruption was 640,000 years ago. Scientists say it is overdue for another eruption but this is all we know so far.
What is the name for a volcano very old and has never erupted in recorded history?
An extinct volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again. A dormant volcano may have erupted several thousand years or more before and is not expected to erupt again, but it still has a magma supply.
