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The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake (also known as the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake) [4] occurred in the western United States on August 17 at 11:37 pm (MST) in southwestern Montana. [4][5] The earthquake measured 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale, [1] caused a huge landslide, resulted in over 28 fatalities and left $ 11 million (equivalent to $115 ...
Hike / auto / bus. The Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the Western United States. The caldera and most of the park are located in the northwest corner of the state of Wyoming. The caldera measures 43 by 28 miles (70 by 45 ...
The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri. The New Madrid fault system was responsible for the ...
Updated November 29, 2023 at 7:45 PM. A series of “hidden” geological hazards has been uncovered in the northern reaches of Yellowstone National Park, including active faults that could pose ...
1871 Hayden Survey at Mirror Lake en route to East Fork of the Yellowstone River, August 24, 1871-W.H. Jackson photo. The Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 explored the region of northwestern Wyoming that later became Yellowstone National Park in 1872. It was led by geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden.
Quake Lake from overlook. Quake Lake (officially Earthquake Lake) is a lake in the western United States, on the Madison River in southwestern Montana. It was created after an earthquake struck on August 17, 1959, with 28 fatalities. [4] Northwest of West Yellowstone, Quake Lake is six miles (10 km) in length with a maximum depth of 125 feet ...
July 24, 2024 at 2:09 PM. BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew ...
September 4, 1969 (age 55) Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, U.S. Occupation. Actor. Notable work. Yellowstone. Moses J. Brings Plenty (born September 4, 1969) is an Oglala Lakota television, film, and stage actor, as well as a traditional drummer and singer. He is best known for his portrayal as Mo in the Paramount Network series Yellowstone.