{"id":394243,"date":"2026-01-06T00:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394243\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:52:10","slug":"2025-was-a-typical-year-in-yellowstone-with-1136-earthquakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394243\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 was a ‘typical’ year in Yellowstone with 1,136 earthquakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a busy year in Yellowstone National Park<\/a>, with 2025 featuring 1,136 earthquakes, the formation of new geological features<\/a> and millions of visitors — some of whom left without their hats.<\/p>\n

Geologists and park scientists juggle a wide range of responsibilities, including monitoring volcanic and seismic activity and removing debris from hazardous areas that are off-limits to the public.\n<\/p>\n

“In 2025, they collected 343 hats that had blown away from visitors,” the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement. The hats were from all around the world, and although some hats even had chin straps, that didn’t stop them from being blown away by gusts of wind.\n<\/p>\n

\"\"\/A handful of the 343 hats that were recovered in Yellowstone National Park in 2025. Photo courtesy of USGS<\/p>\n

“The most common color was black, the most common style was a ball cap, and 12 different sports teams were represented,” park officials said. “With that many hats, you can do a lot of statistics!”\n<\/p>\n

The hats weren’t the only unusual takeaway from the year. Park officials also noted a rise in rumors, including claims that animals were fleeing the park due to heightened activity.\n<\/p>\n

Additionally, the 1,136 earthquakes<\/a> were slightly below the 1,500-2,500 quakes that typically shake the park every year.<\/p>\n

“As incredible as it might sound, despite the new thermal features, earthquake activity and false rumors of astonishing animal behavior, 2025 was a pretty typical year in terms of Yellowstone’s geologic activity. Which is actually saying something, right?” the USGS said. “‘Typical’ in Yellowstone National Park is pretty amazing!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a busy year in Yellowstone National Park, with 2025 featuring 1,136 earthquakes, the formation of new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1313,64,63,128,39,1785],"class_list":{"0":"post-394243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-animals","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-science","12":"tag-top-stories","13":"tag-u-s"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}