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1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, the Glossary

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 southwestern Montana.^[1]

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Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communications.

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American Red Cross

The American National Red Cross, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States.

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Belgrade, Montana

Belgrade is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

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Bizz Johnson

Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981.

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Boise, Idaho

Boise (also) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County.

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Bozeman, Montana

Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

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Butte, Montana

Butte is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Civil defense

Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from human-made and natural disasters.

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Ennis, Montana

Ennis is a town in Madison County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state.

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Fault scarp

A fault scarp is a small step-like offset of the ground surface in which one side of a fault has shifted vertically in relation to the other.

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Forest History Society

The Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history.

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Frank Moss

Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician.

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Gasoline

Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.

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Gracie Pfost

Gracie Bowers Pfost (March 12, 1906 – August 11, 1965) was the first woman to represent Idaho in the United States Congress, serving five terms as a Democrat in the House of Representatives.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Hebgen Dam

Hebgen Dam is a concrete-core earthen embankment dam in the western United States, located on the Madison River in southwestern Montana.

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Hebgen Lake

Hebgen Lake is a reservoir created by the Hebgen Dam, located in Gallatin County in southwest Montana.

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Idaho

Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Idaho Military Department

The Idaho Military Department consists of the Idaho Army National Guard, the Idaho Air National Guard, the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, and formerly the Idaho State Guard.

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Idaho State Police

The Idaho State Police (ISP) is the statewide law enforcement agency for the State of Idaho.

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International Seismological Centre

The International Seismological Centre (ISC) is a non-governmental, nonprofit organisation charged with the final collection, definitive analysis and publication of global seismicity.

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J. Hugo Aronson

John Hugo Aronson (September 1, 1891 – February 25, 1978) was an American businessman and politician from the Republican Party and the 14th Governor of the State of Montana.

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Joe Hickey (politician)

John Joseph Hickey (August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970), known as Joe or J. J. Hickey, was an American judge and politician who served the 24th Governor of Wyoming and Senator as a Democrat before sitting on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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John F. Baldwin Jr.

John Finley Baldwin Jr. (June 28, 1915 – March 9, 1966) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from California from 1955 to 1966.

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Lee Metcalf

Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician.

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List of earthquakes in 1959

This is a list of earthquakes in 1959. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and list of earthquakes in 1959 are 1959 earthquakes.

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List of earthquakes in Montana

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in the U.S state of Montana. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and list of earthquakes in Montana are earthquakes in the United States and natural disasters in Montana.

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List of earthquakes in the United States

The following is a list of notable earthquakes and tsunamis which had their epicenter in areas that are now part of the United States with the latter affecting areas of the United States. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and list of earthquakes in the United States are earthquakes in the United States.

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Madison River

The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long, in Wyoming and Montana.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Missouri River

The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States.

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Moment magnitude scale

The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with M or or Mwg, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude ("size" or strength) based on its seismic moment.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) is a government agency in the executive branch state of Montana in the United States with responsibility for protecting sustainable fish, wildlife, and state-owned park resources in Montana for the purpose of providing recreational activities.

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Montana Department of Transportation

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Montana, responsible for numerous programs related to the construction, maintenance, and monitoring of Montana's transportation infrastructure and operations.

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Montana Highway Patrol

The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) is the highway patrol agency for the U.S. state of Montana, for which it has state wide jurisdiction.

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Montana National Guard

The Montana National Guard consists of the Montana Army National Guard and the Montana Air National Guard.

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Montana Power Company

The Montana Power Company (MPC) was an electric utility company based in Butte, Montana, which provided electricity to Montana consumers and industry from 1912 to 1997.

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Montana State University

Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana.

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Mountain Time Zone

The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time (UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time (UTC−06:00).

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National Weather Service

The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information.

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Northwestern United States

The Northwestern United States, also known as the American Northwest or simply the Northwest, is an informal geographic region of the United States.

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Old Faithful

Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States.

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Old Faithful Inn

The Old Faithful Inn is a hotel in the western United States with a view of the Old Faithful Geyser, located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

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Police officer

A police officer (also called a policeman (male) or policewoman (female), a cop, an officer, or less commonly a constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force.

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Puerto Rico

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Quake Lake

Quake Lake (officially Earthquake Lake) is a lake in the western United States, on the Madison River in southwestern Montana. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and Quake Lake are 1959 earthquakes, 1959 natural disasters in the United States and natural disasters in Montana.

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Raynolds Pass

Raynolds Pass, elevation, is a mountain pass on the Montana-Idaho border in the Rocky Mountains, United States.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.

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Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is located in the U.S. state of Utah.

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Seiche

A seiche is a standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water.

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The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organization headquartered in London, England.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering of land.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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United States Government Publishing Office

The United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO or GPO), formerly the United States Government Printing Office, is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States Federal government.

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Virginia City, Montana

Virginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States.

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West Yellowstone, Montana

West Yellowstone is a town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States, adjacent to Yellowstone National Park.

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Western United States

The Western United States, also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, and the West, is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Wyoming Department of Health

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is a state agency of Wyoming.

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Yellowstone Caldera

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.

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Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is a national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and Yellowstone National Park are Yellowstone Caldera.

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1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes

The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes were a series of intense intraplate earthquakes beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.2–8.2 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes are earthquakes in the United States.

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1906 San Francisco earthquake

At 05:12 Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).

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1935 Helena earthquake

The 1935 Helena earthquake occurred at in Montana, with an epicenter near Helena. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and 1935 Helena earthquake are earthquakes in the United States and natural disasters in Montana.

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1964 Alaska earthquake

The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and 1964 Alaska earthquake are Landslides in the United States.

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1983 Borah Peak earthquake

The 1983 Borah Peak earthquake occurred on October 28, at in the western United States, in the Lost River Range at Borah Peak in central Idaho. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake and 1983 Borah Peak earthquake are earthquakes in the United States and natural disasters in Idaho.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Hebgen_Lake_earthquake

Also known as 1959 Montana earthquake, 1959 Yellowstone earthquake, Hebgen Lake Earthquake, Yellowstone earthquake.

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See also

1959 earthquakes

1959 in Idaho

1959 in Montana

1959 in Wyoming

1959 natural disasters in the United States

Earthquakes in the United States

Landslides in 1959

Landslides in the United States

Natural disasters in Idaho

Natural disasters in Montana

Natural disasters in Wyoming

Yellowstone Caldera

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