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Fears surrounding the Hawaii volcanic eruptions have led to increased focus on the activity at the Yellowstone Supervolcano. Increased activity above and below the surface at the US supervolcano has set off alarm bells for those who are monitoring the site for a potential eruption. Multiple earthquakes at the National Park followed by a fourth eruption of its usually dormant geyser has led to speculation about the world’s largest supervolcano. The supervolcano sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is responsible for earthquake and volcanic activity along the Pacific Ocean, most recently including Hawaii and Indonesia.

The geyser Steamboat, which had been dormant since September 2014, suddenly erupted on March 15th, April 19th, April 27th and May 4th. According to Fox News, a swarm of more than 200 earthquakes struck Yellowstone over two weeks, which indicates a shifting of the major tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface. A Fox reporter said two out of the three warning signs of an imminent eruption has caused panic among visitors to the site. Those warning signs include increased seismic activity, ground deformation and an increased gas outlet at the surface. While seismic activity and gas outlet has increased during 2018, this has not been to a significant extent and without any sign of ground deformation.

GETTY Increased activity above and below the surface at the supervolcano has set off alarm bells

There's lots of anxiety out there. They see destruction, and people get nervous Liz Westby, geologist at the US Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory

Seismologists admit that an eruption could cause mass destruction, but experts at the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden have played down fears. Harley Benz, a US Geological Survey seismologist who monitors the site, said locals would have plenty of warning time, adding: "It could be several weeks or months before it erupted. "It would just get more and more intense in terms of the seismic activity. So, if it’s going into an eruptive phase, we would likely know way ahead of time." The increased activity has also set off fears for the 800-mile chain of 13 volcanoes in the nearby vicinity along the West Coast.

GETTY The geyser Steamboat, which had been dormant since September 2014, erupted on March 15th

GETTY An eruption at Yellowstone could cause mass destruction