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Yellowstone's devestating 1959 earthquake...
Yellowstone's devestating 1959 earthquake...
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August 18, 1959
LOS ANGELES EVENING HERALD EXPRESS - EXTRA, Los Angeles, California, August 18, 1959 (first section only)
* The 1959 Yellowstone earthquake
The front page has the 2-line, full-banner heading: "DEATH TOLL GROWS IN YELLOWSTONE QUAKE", with subheads "Quake Wind Tears Clothes Off Victims" and "Tourists Trapped As Mountain Topples on Road", with a large photo of the damage, and additional coverage and photos on the inside. Other news of the day throughout. This first section appears to be complete in 20 pages and is in very good condition.
wikipedia notes: The 1959 Yellowstone earthquake[1] also known as the Hebgen Lake earthquake was a powerful earthquake that occurred on August 17, 1959[1] at 11:37 pm (MST) in southwestern Montana. The earthquake was registered at magnitude 7.3 – 7.5 on the Richter scale. The quake caused a huge landslide that caused over 28 fatalities and left $11 million (1959 USD, $74.1 million 2006 USD) in damage. The quake-induced landslide also blocked the flow of the Madison River resulting in the creation of Quake Lake. Effects of the earthquake were also felt in Idaho and Wyoming.
The 1959 quake was the strongest and deadliest earthquake to hit Montana since the 1935-36 Helena earthquakes left 4 people dead and caused the worst landslides in the history of the Northwestern United States since 1927.
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