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In 1959, a 7.3 quake hurled a landslide across Montana’s Madison River: 67 years later Earthquake Lake still floods the valley west of Yellowstone

An earthquake struck southwestern Montana late on August 17, 1959, with a force that would permanently alter part of the landscape west of Yellowstone National Park. The Hebgen Lake earthquake, now ...

18 Strange Things That Can Happen During a Major Earthquake

Earthquake effects can include liquid ground, moving lakes, glowing skies, landslides and coastlines that suddenly end up ...
The Modesto Bee

Update: Aug. 10 - 2.3 magnitude earthquake detected close to Pistol River, OR

CURRY COUNTY, OR - A 2.3 magnitude quake struck near Pistol River on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor shook at 9:20 a.m., with its epicenter about 4 miles east of ...
Sacramento Bee

Update: Sept. 12 - 2.0 magnitude earthquake registered near Pistol River, OR

CURRY COUNTY, OR - A 2.0 magnitude quake shook close to Pistol River on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS reported a tremor in the region at 11:02 a.m. (10:02 a.m. local ...
Arizona Daily Star

How an 1887 Sonoran earthquake dried up Southern Arizona wells and springs, fed others

The 1887 Sonora earthquake drastically altered groundwater levels across Southern Arizona, drying some springs and wells ...