University of Leicester volcanologists have warned the Yellowstone Caldera could set off with devast

On the website, it read: “The next time you visit Yellowstone, we can virtually guarantee that there will be earthquakes occurring while you are there. “The odds are that you won't feel any of these quakes, but there's always a chance that a felt event may occur, and an outside chance that the event could be strong, like those that have struck the Yellowstone area in the past.


“Remember—Yellowstone earthquake country, and people should be prepared for the consequences of damaging events.” It comes as news that the super volcano could erupt at any moment and bury the part of the US under ash. Yellowstone National Park could erupt at "any moment" with "catastrophic" consequences – potentially burying the US under a layer of volcanic ash, according to Mirror Online. University of Leicester volcanologists have warned the Yellowstone Caldera could set off with devastating effects.

Yellowstone National Park could erupt at "any moment" with "catastrophic" consequences

The volcano has only erupted three times in the past 2.1 million years. The last was a whopping 640,000 years ago. The area draws millions of visitors each year - and every person is advised to come at their own peril. Professor Michael Branney said to Mirror Online: "Yellowstone will erupt again but it is not known when this will happen or on what scale - volcanoes do not erupt according to a timetable or schedule and the next major eruption could be far away in the future. READ MORE: Yellowstone volcano: How crater forming eruptions hit every 700 years


The last was a whopping 640,000 years ago.

Yellowstone is monitored constantly by an observatory team.

The area draws millions of visitors each year - and every person is advised to come at their own per

Interestingly, the volcano's scorching hot plumbing systems produce large, crater-forming eruptions once every 700 years, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has stated. Yellowstone has volcanic eruptions thanks to the heat bubbling away under the US national park. And one of these eruptions was classed as “super” - this means it hit a magnitude of 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI). Since this happened, plenty of smaller eruptions have occurred, shaping the volcano’s landscape.

The blasts of water stem from underground and have been known to shoot out craters of around 100m across. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said: “Hydrothermal explosions are the most likely of Yellowstone's various volcanic hazards, and the potential for additional future explosions is not insignificant. “Hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone that form craters greater than 100 meters (328 ft) wide occur on average every 700 years.

And one of these eruptions was classed as “super” - this means it hit a magnitude of 8 on the Volcan