Yellowstone Earthquakes

This is going to show my ignorance regarding the geography of the Northwest, but I think this may concern you. Have you heard about Yellowstone getting over 1200 earthquakes in the past few weeks? They say there is likely nothing to worry about, but this is only the second time a cluster of earthquakes this large has been recorded there and other sites say that earthquakes are not THAT common Yellowstone. Still, I worry. I think both of you guys live near other volcanos that are networked into the same volcano magma sewer things. I know that Yellowstone is a giant super-volcano too... Which would scare me if I lived close to it.

Do you guys know what to do during an eruption or earthquake? We had one in Indiana last year which was kind of odd because it was like a 5.6 I think. I don't get the rhicter scale at all. That was nothing, but a 7 is severe? I have no idea what to do and I slept thru that.

Here is one of the articles I read about Yellowstone.

Supervolcano -- Anatomy Discovered

I'm really fascinated about those "super forces" that have shaped our Universe in any way, shape or form. There is a creation that is called a supervolcano. Scientists and researchers have discovered the fossilized remains of a supervolcano in the Italian Alps recently. This article from Live Science discusses this and also has some fascinating links, including active volcanos.

One of the world's largest supervolcanos is here in the United States. Yellowstone National Park is actually the caldera of a supervolcano that is still very active. This supervolcano is what causes the natural geysers of Yellowstone. It is, literally, the earth beneath what we see, letting energy escape. That thought occupied my mind as I moved from Wisconsin to Washington and traveled along the edge of Yellowstone -- that I was driving on TOP of an active supervolcano. I was hoping it wouldn't decide to blow its top while I was in the vicinity.

When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts again (and volcanologists predict it will but can't determine exactly when) it will have a devastating effect on the entire Continental US but the world at large.

If you do nothing else, at least look at the image gallery link at the bottom of the article. Fascinating stuff!

http://www.livescience.com/environment/090924-supervolcano-plumbing.html