Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 18, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, August 18, 1959 at 15:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bozeman (United States - US), about 97.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -110.864 and latitude 44.812.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 44.812, -110.864
UTC time 1959-08-18 15:26:10.240
Location Bozeman
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-08-18

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