What is the probable effect on the Yellowstone National Park of U S A by the solar eclipse on 14 th October 2023?

 

     The Yellowstone National park is located in U S A at the longitude of 110 degrees 35’ 18.6576” West and the latitude of 44 degrees 25’ 25.2871” North. There is a largest volcanic system under the Yellowstone National park. The magma chamber that lies underneath this park is about 60 k m long and 29 k m wide and 4.8 to 11.3 k m deep. The 3 major eruptions occurred are at 2.1 million, 1.3 million and 0.64 million years ago. If we take the last interval of 0.66 million years and deducting rate of change of 3 eruptions it becomes 0.66-0.14=0.52 million years which is already over long back. Hence  it is already due for major eruption.

     There are frequent earthquakes and repeated uplifts etc. and point to the possibility of future volcanism and earthquake activity. So we have to carefully observe the power of uplift at this spot by the gravitational pull of the solar eclipse on 14^th October 2023. This eclipse is considered to be one of the major eclipses in U S A. But the eclipse is partial only at this park, but very close to total eclipse. Maximum pull due to eclipse on this park occurs at a time of 7 hours and 22 minutes of Greenwich Mean Time on 14^th October 2023. Since the Sun has about 8 degrees south declination the Sun is not exactly overhead at local mid-noon but is inclined towards south of the park by about 50 degrees and there is a long showdown towards north even at mid-noon. So the gravitation pull of the eclipse is very much reduced.

     Hence I think that there won’t be any major eruption due to eclipse on Yellowstone National Park of U S A on 14^th October 2023. However some minor earthquakes, fires and many forceful geysers cannot be ruled out. It is advisable not to enter the park between12th to 16^th of October 2023.

     Gravitation pull of this eclipse is more in places with 8 degrees south latitude where the eclipse is totally visible and where there are faults in earth’s tectonic plates. Major earthquakes are possible at such places in South America.