West Yellowstone Earthquake 1959

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/West_Yellowstone_Earthquake_1959
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Idaho
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:aftermath thousands
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hebgen_Lake_Earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.2
gptkbp:casualties 28
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Hebgen_Lake_landslide
landslides
blocked Madison River
creation of Quake Lake
damaged bridges
damaged buildings
damaged highways
ground ruptures
hydroelectric power outages
gptkbp:date 1959-08-17
gptkbp:epicenter near Hebgen Lake, Montana, USA
gptkbp:fault normal fault
gptkbp:feltIn gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkb:Billings,_Montana
gptkb:Salt_Lake_City,_Utah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Yellowstone Earthquake 1959
gptkbp:maximumDepth 12 km
gptkbp:maximumIntensity XI (Extreme)
gptkbp:notableFor triggered scientific studies of seismic activity in Yellowstone region
deadliest earthquake in Montana history
one of the strongest earthquakes in the Rocky Mountains
gptkbp:USGSEventID gptkb:us2000h8ty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Yellowstone,_Montana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6