• The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake (also known as the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake) occurred in the western United States on August 17 at 11:37 pm (MST) in...
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    Hebgen Lake is a reservoir created by the Hebgen Dam, located in Gallatin County in southwest Montana. It is well known for the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake...
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  • The 1959 Hebgen Lake Earthquake, Montana". United States Geological Survey. August 18, 1959. Retrieved January 2, 2021. "Significant Earthquake: MONTANA:...
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    (Violent). It was the most violent earthquake in the lower 48 states in over 24 years, since the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in nearby southwestern Montana...
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    shores of Hebgen Lake and downstream along the Madison River. Upstream the faulting caused by the earthquake forced the waters of Hebgen Lake to shift...
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    provides hydroelectric power. In 1959, the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake formed Quake Lake just downstream from Hebgen Dam. Downstream from Ennis, the Madison...
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    2014. Hebgen Dam was built across the Madison River in 1914 by Montana Power Company to create Hebgen Lake. During the 7.5 magnitude 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake...
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  • occurred. Earthquake swarms which affected the United States: 1962–71 Denver earthquake swarm Enola earthquake swarm 2008 Reno earthquakes Guy-Greenbrier...
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    the Hebgen Lake Earthquake of August 17, 1959". Geological Survey Professional Paper 435 – The Hebgen Lake, Montana Earthquake of August 17, 1959 (PDF)...
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    nomenclature derived from the Greek word for water clock. Prior to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, it erupted regularly every three minutes. 2019 Not erupting...
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    landslide which dammed the Madison River at the time of the M7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. Yellow Mule is a Remote Automated Weather Station on Buck Ridge...
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    November 2013). "Earthquakes in the Early Modern Era". Seismic Japan: The Long History and Continuing Legacy of the Ansei Edo Earthquake. University of...
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    000 named lakes and reservoirs, including Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. Other major lakes include Whitefish...
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  • mountains is Quake Lake, created when the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake caused a massive landslide and dammed the Madison River. Nine subalpine lakes sit in high...
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    kills 14 and causes $12 million worth of damage. August 17 The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwest Montana kills 28. Miles Davis' influential jazz...
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    This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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    Cyprus gains independence. August 17 – In the United States: The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwest Montana kills 28. Miles Davis' influential jazz...
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    gravel, sand, and silt left by the proglacial Lake Great Falls or by moraines or gravel-covered former lake basins left by the Wisconsin glaciation 85,000...
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    incorporates a more traditional design as well. The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake just west of Yellowstone at Hebgen Lake damaged roads and some structures in the...
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  • followed by more than 1,000 in the first two years. The M7.3 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in Montana had a significant sequence of aftershocks, and the...
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    Montana, area. The Hebgen Lake fault runs from northwest of West Yellowstone, Montana, to Norris. This fault experienced an earthquake in 1959 that measured...
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    explosions have been linked to seismic events, such as during the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, while others are linked to changes in plumbing below geysers...
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    north of Hebgen Lake, site of the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake which was the largest and deadliest in Montana's recorded history. The earthquake caused a...
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    Perce in Yellowstone Park History of the National Park Service 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake Mission 66 – National Park Service ten-year program to prepare...
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  • Earth orbit by any country. 1959 – Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana. 1960 – Aeroflot...
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    Retrieved December 1, 2010. Anonymous, "60 years since the 1959 M7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake: its history and effects on the Yellowstone region," usgs.gov...
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  • list compiles known earthquakes that have caused one or more fatalities since 1900. The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin...
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    called "New Fountain Geyser." Eruptions were rare until 1959, when the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake (just outside the park) caused significant changes in...
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    1812-1899: Firsthand Accounts of Fires, Shipwrecks, Floods, Epidemics, Earthquakes and Other California Tragedies. Quill Driver Books. pp. 106–109. ISBN 978-1-884995-49-1...
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  • changes caused by the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in Montana played a significant role in the start of her research. The earthquake remains provided an...
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