Would a Nuclear Bomb Set off Yellowstone?

Some conspiracy theorists have claimed a Yellowstone eruption could be triggered by a nuclear bomb, but is this the case? The short answer, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), is a resounding no.

What if someone dropped a nuke on Yellowstone?

In a nuclear attack, the detonation would occur above ground, so the majority of the energy would be released into the air. ... So in conclusion, nothing would happen and Yellowstone would not erupt if for some reason a nuclear bomb was detonated near the supervolcano.

Can the San Andreas fault trigger Yellowstone to erupt?

The reality is that there's next to no chance of a California quake triggering a Yellowstone eruption. Even the people at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory who watch the caldera closer than anyone have said that the earthquakes measured at Yellowstone itself are not even predictive of an imminent eruption.