Yellowstone Volcano Eruption Date 2024 Eruption. Precursors to volcanic eruptions include strong earthquake swarms and rapid ground deformation and typically take place days to weeks before an actual eruption. Yellowstone national park has closed biscuit basin for the remainder of the 2024 season for visitor safety.

At around 10:00 am mst on july 23, 2024, a small hydrothermal explosion occurred in yellowstone national park in the biscuit basin thermal area, about 2.1 miles (3.5. Hydrothermal explosions are not an indicator that a volcanic eruption is.