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A section of Highway 287 crumbled into Hebgen Lake. Landslides, submersion, cracking, and shifting of the roadway made the road impassable for a distance of nearly 58 km. Over 200 vacationers were trapped in Madison Canyon when the earthquake destroyed whole sections of highway. Timber and road damage were estimated at $11 million. Image Credit: University of California at Berkeley August 18, 1959 Hebgen Lake USA earthquake The magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed 28 people and caused $11 million property damage. Affected area: 1,554,000 sq km Event Data:
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