Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 18, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, August 18, 1959 at 06:37 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bozeman (United States - US), about 99.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -111.200 and latitude 44.793.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 12.0 km
Coordinates 44.793, -111.200
UTC time 1959-08-18 06:37:14.000
Location Bozeman
Country United States (US)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1959-08-18

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