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The recent swarm of earthquakes continues to rattle the Yellowstone National Park area, with a 3.1 trembler being recorded just before 3:30 on Monday morning.

Overall, the U.S. Geological Survey reports that 12 earthquakes, registering between 0.9 and 3.1 on the Richter Scale, rattled the park on Monday. That's in addition to the 17 quakes that hit Yellowstone National Park on Sunday. Among the weekend shakers were a 3.0 and a 3.1 quake.

Meanwhile, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that around 1,300 quakes have hit Yellowstone in the swarm that started on January 17^th. The largest earthquake in the swarm has been a magnitude 3.8, and over "11 events of magnitude larger than 3" being reported.

There have also been multiple personal reports of ground shaking from observers inside the Park and in surrounding areas for some of the larger events.

"The swarm events are likely the result of slip on pre-existing faults and are called tectonic earthquakes and are not thought to be caused by underground movement of magma. Currently there is no indication of premonitory volcanic or hydrothermal activity, but ongoing observations and analyses will continue to evaluate these different sources," the University of Utah Seismograph Station said in a news release.

The swarm, which is located about 10 miles northwest of Old Faithful and nine miles southeast of West Yellowstone, began at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17.

Despite all of the recent shaking, experts say that earthquake swarms are relatively common in Yellowstone National Park.

For more info on the Yellowstone quakes, click here.