This is 100 miles outside of (southeast of) Yellowstone.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75042360 You have your directions wrong it is NORTH of the Yellowstone Park near LINCOLN MONTANA not far from BOZEMAN.. I live 150 miles NORTH in HOT SPRINGS MONTANA and we felt it BIG TIME!!
quaketards excited over a 5.8.
I bet not one person died, not even a heart attack.
Keep betting, but know this about the areas history: There was the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake (known as the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake) that occurred on August 17, at 11:37 pm (MST)in southwestern Montana. The earthquake measured 7.3 – 7.5 on the Richter scale and caused a huge landslide that caused over 28 fatalities and left $11 million (1959 US$, $88.7 million 2016 US$) in damage. The slide 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.
Sound familiar? The potential for catastrophe exists. Residents are correctly concerned.
Magnitude / Intensity Comparison
The following table gives intensities that are typically observed at locations near the epicenter of earthquakes of different magnitudes.
Magnitude Typical Maximum
Modified Mercalli Intensity
1.0 - 3.0 I
3.0 - 3.9 II - III
4.0 - 4.9 IV - V
5.0 - 5.9 VI - VII
6.0 - 6.9 VII - IX
7.0 and higher VIII or higher
Abbreviated Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
I. Not felt except by a very few under especially favorable conditions.
II. Felt only by a few persons at rest, especially on upper floors of buildings.
III. Felt quite noticeably by persons indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings. Many people do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Vibrations similar to the passing of a truck. Duration estimated.
IV. Felt indoors by many, outdoors by few during the day. At night, some awakened. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make cracking sound. Sensation like heavy truck striking building. Standing motor cars rocked noticeably.
V. Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects overturned. Pendulum clocks may stop.
VI. Felt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture moved; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight.
VII. Damage negligible in buildings of good design and construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage in poorly built or badly designed structures; some chimneys broken.
VIII. Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Damage great in poorly built structures. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Heavy furniture overturned.
IX. Damage considerable in specially designed structures; well-designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings shifted off foundations.
X. Some well-built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundations. Rails bent.
XI. Few, if any (masonry) structures remain standing. Bridges destroyed. Rails bent greatly.
XII. Damage total. Lines of sight and level are distorted. Objects thrown into the air.
From The Severity of an Earthquake.
