Geyser Bashing: Distant quake alters timing of eruptions

A powerful earthquake that struck central Alaska on Nov. 3, 2002, did more than just shake up the locals: It changed the eruption schedule of some geysers in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park, more than 3,100 kilometers away.

THAR SHE BLOWS! Yellowstone’s Castle Geyser erupted less frequently after seismic waves from a large quake in Alaska rippled through the park in November 2002.