How does a hot spring form?

Question

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Answer 1

I don't know if there is more than one mechanism, but one way a hot spring forms is when an earthquake forms a fault or series of faults that capture an aquifer. Then, water to seeps down through the fault to a depth deep enough to cause the water to turn to steam. The steam builds up tremendous force and it eventually finds a path to the surface through faults, fissures and small cracks in the bedrock where it emerges as hot water and/or steam.

Answer 2

Hot springs form wherever underground aquifers meet underground heat, usually from a volcano. Yellowstone Park is the best example - it's actually a massive supervolcano with springs all over.