Map of seismicity (red circles) in the Yellowstone region during 2025. Gray lines are roads, black dashed line shows the caldera boundary, Yellowstone National Park is outlined by black dot-dashed line, and gray dashed lines denote state boundaries.
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Images
Map of Yellowstone seismicity in 2025
Map of seismicity (red circles) in the Yellowstone region during 2025. Gray lines are roads, black dashed line shows the caldera boundary, Yellowstone National Park is outlined by black dot-dashed line, and gray dashed lines denote state boundaries.
Infographic with statistics about hats that were recovered from thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park during 2025
Infographic with statistics about hats that were recovered from thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park during 2025Infographic showing the numbers, styles, colors, and other data regarding hats recovered from thermal areas by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program in 2025. Designed by Margery Price, Yellowstone National Park.
Infographic with statistics about hats that were recovered from thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park during 2025
Infographic with statistics about hats that were recovered from thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park during 2025Infographic showing the numbers, styles, colors, and other data regarding hats recovered from thermal areas by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program in 2025. Designed by Margery Price, Yellowstone National Park.
Relocated Yellowstone seismicity recorded during 2008-2022
Relocated Yellowstone seismicity recorded during 2008-2022Map view of relocated Yellowstone seismicity recorded during 2008-2022, colored by time, on the left. White line gives the outline of Yellowstone caldera. The A-A’ cross section through Yellowstone Lake is shown at the right and illustrates how seismic swarms that are distinct in time relate to one another. Adapted from Florez and others, 2025 (
Relocated Yellowstone seismicity recorded during 2008-2022
Relocated Yellowstone seismicity recorded during 2008-2022Map view of relocated Yellowstone seismicity recorded during 2008-2022, colored by time, on the left. White line gives the outline of Yellowstone caldera. The A-A’ cross section through Yellowstone Lake is shown at the right and illustrates how seismic swarms that are distinct in time relate to one another. Adapted from Florez and others, 2025 (
Yellowstone seismic network
Map of seismic stations in the Yellowstone region, with numbers of channels indicated by number and sensor type by color. Inverted triangles indicate stations operated by University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS), and squares indicate stations operated by other agencies.
Map of seismic stations in the Yellowstone region, with numbers of channels indicated by number and sensor type by color. Inverted triangles indicate stations operated by University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS), and squares indicate stations operated by other agencies.
Upgrading the WLWY continuous GPS site in Yellowstone National Park
Upgrading the WLWY continuous GPS site in Yellowstone National ParkEarthScope engineers Brendan Hodge (left) and Lia Lajoie (right) perform upgrades at the WLWY (White Lake) continuous GPS station in Yellowstone National Park. The white box contains the receiver, while the barrel on the ground contains batteries. The tower holds the solar panels, as well as a cellular modem and meteorological sensors that were recently
Upgrading the WLWY continuous GPS site in Yellowstone National Park
Upgrading the WLWY continuous GPS site in Yellowstone National ParkEarthScope engineers Brendan Hodge (left) and Lia Lajoie (right) perform upgrades at the WLWY (White Lake) continuous GPS station in Yellowstone National Park. The white box contains the receiver, while the barrel on the ground contains batteries. The tower holds the solar panels, as well as a cellular modem and meteorological sensors that were recently
Hats collected by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program from sensitive thermal areas in 2025
Hats collected by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program from sensitive thermal areas in 2025Just some of the hats collected by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program from sensitive thermal areas throughout the park in 2025. National Park Service photo by Margery Price, September 3, 2025.
Hats collected by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program from sensitive thermal areas in 2025
Hats collected by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program from sensitive thermal areas in 2025Just some of the hats collected by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program from sensitive thermal areas throughout the park in 2025. National Park Service photo by Margery Price, September 3, 2025.
Videos
Hawaii versus Yellowstone (Yellowstone monthly update - December 2025)
Hawaii versus Yellowstone (Yellowstone monthly update - December 2025)Just last week, Kīlauea put on another dramatic display of lava fountaining and flows within the caldera, during its 37th episode of this most recent eruption. It doesn't seem like Hawaii and Yellowstone have a lot in common, but actually, those two magmatic systems have a common cause.
Hawaii versus Yellowstone (Yellowstone monthly update - December 2025)
Hawaii versus Yellowstone (Yellowstone monthly update - December 2025)Just last week, Kīlauea put on another dramatic display of lava fountaining and flows within the caldera, during its 37th episode of this most recent eruption. It doesn't seem like Hawaii and Yellowstone have a lot in common, but actually, those two magmatic systems have a common cause.
Emergency fix at a Yellowstone monitoring site (Yellowstone Monthly Update October 2025)
Emergency fix at a Yellowstone monitoring site (Yellowstone Monthly Update October 2025)The Yellowstone caldera is vast – 45 miles across by 30 miles wide. You could fit over 60 islands of Manhattan in this area. There are deep canyons, like the one on the Yellowstone River, that reveal a complex geologic history. And, forested landscapes and features remind us that this special place is ever-changing.
Emergency fix at a Yellowstone monitoring site (Yellowstone Monthly Update October 2025)
Emergency fix at a Yellowstone monitoring site (Yellowstone Monthly Update October 2025)The Yellowstone caldera is vast – 45 miles across by 30 miles wide. You could fit over 60 islands of Manhattan in this area. There are deep canyons, like the one on the Yellowstone River, that reveal a complex geologic history. And, forested landscapes and features remind us that this special place is ever-changing.
Lava flows in Yellowstone! (Yellowstone Monthly Update September 2025)
Lava flows in Yellowstone! (Yellowstone Monthly Update September 2025)Picture a Yellowstone eruption. What comes to mind? It’s a huge explosion, right? Like the one that formed the caldera about 631,000 years ago. But the most common form of eruption in Yellowstone isn’t a huge explosion, it’s a lava flow.
Lava flows in Yellowstone! (Yellowstone Monthly Update September 2025)
Lava flows in Yellowstone! (Yellowstone Monthly Update September 2025)Picture a Yellowstone eruption. What comes to mind? It’s a huge explosion, right? Like the one that formed the caldera about 631,000 years ago. But the most common form of eruption in Yellowstone isn’t a huge explosion, it’s a lava flow.
A year since the Biscuit explosion… are animals leaving the park? (Yellowstone Monthly Update August 2025)
A year since the Biscuit explosion… are animals leaving the park? (Yellowstone Monthly Update August 2025)Just over one year ago, early morning visitors to Yellowstone’s Black Diamond Pool suddenly found themselves filming a spectacular event. The July 23, 2024 hydrothermal explosion threw material hundreds of feet high, including rocks that were a foot or more across.
A year since the Biscuit explosion… are animals leaving the park? (Yellowstone Monthly Update August 2025)
A year since the Biscuit explosion… are animals leaving the park? (Yellowstone Monthly Update August 2025)Just over one year ago, early morning visitors to Yellowstone’s Black Diamond Pool suddenly found themselves filming a spectacular event. The July 23, 2024 hydrothermal explosion threw material hundreds of feet high, including rocks that were a foot or more across.
Grand Prismatic Spring: Boiling, colorful, and full of bacteria! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - July 2025)
Grand Prismatic Spring: Boiling, colorful, and full of bacteria! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - July 2025)Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the US, and one of the largest in the world. The boiling lake was named for the spectacular array of colors along its rim.
Grand Prismatic Spring: Boiling, colorful, and full of bacteria! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - July 2025)
Grand Prismatic Spring: Boiling, colorful, and full of bacteria! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - July 2025)Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the US, and one of the largest in the world. The boiling lake was named for the spectacular array of colors along its rim.
Yellowstone's Magma Chamber - A Hot Mess! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2025)
Yellowstone's Magma Chamber - A Hot Mess! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2025)There’s a lot of hot water in Yellowstone. What’s it heated by? The magma chamber beneath the surface, of course!
Yellowstone's Magma Chamber - A Hot Mess! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2025)
Yellowstone's Magma Chamber - A Hot Mess! (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2025)There’s a lot of hot water in Yellowstone. What’s it heated by? The magma chamber beneath the surface, of course!
Audio
Steamboat Geyser — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Steamboat Geyser — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the gurgling and bubbly sounds of Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. "Steamboat Geyser is the world’s tallest active geyser. It showers watchers and drenches the walkway. Days, months, or years pass between the major eruptions of Steamboat Geyser.
Steamboat Geyser — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Steamboat Geyser — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the gurgling and bubbly sounds of Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. "Steamboat Geyser is the world’s tallest active geyser. It showers watchers and drenches the walkway. Days, months, or years pass between the major eruptions of Steamboat Geyser.
Beryl Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Beryl Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of Beryl Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Beryl Spring, in the Gibbon River valley south of Artist's Paintpots, is a complex plumbing system in Yellowstone National Park with a strongly and constantly boiling hot spring pool, and a powerful fumarole just behind the pool.
Beryl Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Beryl Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of Beryl Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Beryl Spring, in the Gibbon River valley south of Artist's Paintpots, is a complex plumbing system in Yellowstone National Park with a strongly and constantly boiling hot spring pool, and a powerful fumarole just behind the pool.
Cinnamon Spouter — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Cinnamon Spouter — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of Cinnamon Spouter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Cinnamon Spouter is located in the Black Sand Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Cinnamon Spouter — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Cinnamon Spouter — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of Cinnamon Spouter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Cinnamon Spouter is located in the Black Sand Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Mudpot at Artists' Paintpots — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Mudpot at Artists' Paintpots — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of a mudpot in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. This mudpot is located in the Artists' Paintpots area located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Mudpot at Artists' Paintpots — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Mudpot at Artists' Paintpots — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of a mudpot in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. This mudpot is located in the Artists' Paintpots area located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
East Chinaman Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
East Chinaman Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of East Chinaman Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. East Chinaman Spring is located in the Upper Geyser Basin within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
East Chinaman Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
East Chinaman Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of East Chinaman Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. East Chinaman Spring is located in the Upper Geyser Basin within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Frying Pan Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Frying Pan Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of Frying Pan Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Frying Pan Spring is a hot spring that sounds like bacon on the frying pan and is located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Who doesn't love bacon?!
Frying Pan Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)
Frying Pan Spring — Sounds of Yellowstone (ASMR, Sleep, Concentration)Need time to concentrate or relax? Then listen to the natural sounds of Frying Pan Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Frying Pan Spring is a hot spring that sounds like bacon on the frying pan and is located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Who doesn't love bacon?!
Webcams
Biscuit Basin webcam
The camera view is north-northwest from the Biscuit Basin boardwalk looking at Black Diamond Pool, which is in the foreground (the tilted viewing angle is due to the slope of the boardwalk).
The camera view is north-northwest from the Biscuit Basin boardwalk looking at Black Diamond Pool, which is in the foreground (the tilted viewing angle is due to the slope of the boardwalk).