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Yellowstone's last eruption was approximately 620,000 years ago, and therefore the precursory events are not well understood. As to what causes any volcanic eruption the answer can be simple or complex depending on which way you look at it. If you look at it from the simple way it is as follows: pressure within the magma chamber exceeds the pressure of the earth holding it in causing an eruption. As per the complex way of what events actually triggered an eruption of this size is poorly understood. It is however more than likely that it was not one single trigger for the eruption but a combination of different things as the magma chamber approached critical that allowed it to break through causing the super eruption.
What else can I help you with?
What is Yellowstones Climate?
It is sunny ,rainy ,cloudy.
What date did the volcanic eruption flood crete?
This was caused by the Minoan eruption of Thera or the Santorini eruption between 1642 and 1540 BC
What is the connection between Minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera?
the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption
What is the name of the yellowstones famous geyser?
it is called "old Faithful"
How many people died from heimaey eruption?
The Heimaey eruption might have caused problems, but no one died.
What caused the Year without Summer?
a volcanic eruption
What type of damage is caused by an volcano eruption?
the answer is Puyehue.
What valcanic eruption cause the most deaths?
The deadliest volcanic eruption in the world was the eruption of the Tambora volcano in 1812, It caused an estimated 92,000 deaths.
Have concluded that the volcanic eruption caused a tidal wave.?
meterologists
How many deaths were caused by the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption?
1
What are the odds of the yellowstones super volcano eruption?
About 1 in 730,000. Yellowstones last super volcanic eruption was approx. 640,000 years ago. It's average time between eruptions is 730,000 years. Was a Super Volcano every 600,000 to 800,000 years. That's the scientific numbers, I say maybe a little more dangerous because it erupts every 600-800 thousand years, and it has been 640 thousand already. If we start seeing increased activity and earthquakes around yellowstone then keep an eye on it, but if the volcano activity just settles down and it sleeps for another 150,000 years, don't hold your breath yet.
What happened during the mount Teide 1909 eruption?
The 1909 eruption of Mount Teide on the island of Tenerife in Spain was a moderate eruption that caused lava flows and ash fall. The eruption resulted in the evacuation of nearby villages and caused disruptions to agriculture. After a few days of volcanic activity, the eruption gradually decreased and eventually stopped without causing significant damage.
