M6.0 earthquake near Bozeman, Montana

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 16 km N of West Yellowstone, Montana on 18 Aug 1959, 08:41 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bozeman, about 98 km away in Montana, United States.