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Echinus Geyser Reactivates and Erupts in Yellowstone After Long Dormancy




In October the Echinus Geyser located at Norris Geyser Basin, erupted 4 times in closed intervals of 2-3-hour and durations of 3-4 minutes, reaching 40 feet high.

Echinus Geyser in Yellowstone erupted on October 7, 2017 after several years of dormancy. Picture of eruption on October 7, 2017. via Yellowstone Insider

Echinus Geyser in Yellowstone erupted on October 7, 2017 after several years of dormancy. Picture of eruption on October 7, 2017. via Yellowstone Insider

Historically, Echinus was the only “predictable” geyser in Norris Geyser Basin. As of February 1999, its activity started decreasing and Echinus entered a period of reduced activity with the most recent eruption in November 2015, so extremely rare.

The major eruptions were believed to be caused by a secondary water source which has mysteriously vanished.

It is unknown which forces triggered the new eruptions of the dormant Echinus Geyser in October 2017

But like many geysers and hot springs, the activity of Echinus Geyser has changed without warning on October 7, 2017, when a temperature spike – temperature spikes indicate eruptions – was recorded by a small wire sensor in the geyser’s runoff channel. Since then, Echinus eruptions have been fairly regular, occurring at 2 to 2.5 hour intervals.

A video from 1989:

It is unknown which changes and forces underground are behind Echinus’s eruptions. Geyser activity can come and go, influenced by any number of factors. Yellowstone’s frequent, usually low Richter scale level earthquake activity definitely plays a role, opening up and shutting down the underground “plumbing systems” that creates the pressure to force hot water to the surface. Seismic activity of Yellowstone volcano was low.

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