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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Montana (redirect from Lakes and rivers in Montana)
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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Yellowstone National Park (section Earthquakes)
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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Geothermal areas of Yellowstone (redirect from Heart Lake Geyser Basin)
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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