The Incredible, Tragic Story of the Yellowstone Earthquake of 1959

I use ten numbers to tell the story of the tragic Yellowstone Earthquake (also known as the Hebgen Earthquake) of 1959.
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[@victoriawilliams6156]

Thank you! I appreciate all the clear information and also that you named names. Mrs. Miller and her dog are quite a miracle.

[@ruthhale1414]

When the plates of the earth shift< everything shifts

[@kbinwv2809]

AWESOME story teller you are! You have a fan from the hills of WV

[@WereintheRockies]

Thank you very much!

[@AlanTClark]

I had no idea that the Richter scale changed either.

[@MusicManPotter]

Very informative. I appreciate your video.

[@WereintheRockies]

Glad it was helpful!

[@horizon42q]

We were there in July, interesting place. Sad story

[@shirleyduncan3653]

Oh my! That family gave me tears! Thanks for sharing the info

[@CarolynHall-e6k]

I was there and remember it well!!

[@sharondavis1665]

My husband whose passed was one of the rescuers no roads was hard to get to the survivors. He was from Idaho. The trees today sticking out of the water are scary reminder

[@WereintheRockies]

Oh my. That is amazing. Did he leave any written recollections of the event or the rescue efforts?

[@johnnypark3729]

Very interesting, Thank you! We’ll put this place on the agenda for next year on our visit!

[@janicegriffith9810]

Still trying to catch up with your past videos. This was quite interesting although very sad. Thanks for including the pictures. Brought history to life.

[@WereintheRockies]

Thanks. This was really a fascinating event to study. My mom remembers how it was such big news when she was a child.

[@venkatkrisshna]

Incredible information, thank you for sharing it! Eager for more content too!

[@JakeysMom07]

was just there last weekend. My grandmother would talk about this occasionally, they had friends that were camping there and lost their lives. if I recall, they are among those still buried there. It's an eerie place. Haunting.

[@WereintheRockies]

That's so sad.

[@livenfree]

Wow where did you get the video of the survivors? Would like to see all of that!

[@WereintheRockies]

It’s a forest service documentary. Here’s the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZqbo2tohtWLg5o. Definitely check it out!

[@livenfree]

@@WereintheRockies wonderful! Thank you!

[@ruthhale1414]

I have a great story involving my family. We were at the campground

[@Todd_S]

I went there last summer. Beautiful area and tragic history.

[@monicacall7532]

My family visited this lake and the surrounding area when I was 12. The place creeped me out completely and I had nightmares for months afterwards.

[@WereintheRockies]

Oh no!

[@rgs455atw]

I was just watching RVerTV on KZbin where he was visiting Hebgen Lake and he talked about the earthquake. I used to live in SoCal, and experienced a few earthquakes including the Whittier and Northridge, an E-Ticket ride.

[@WereintheRockies]

That’s unreal Bill. I’ve experienced one in my life, and it was this year during COVID.

[@dontae.dovelll]

The most disturbing thing is that trees grow under

[@elainetrench2537]

I was a young child, but I recall this. We had camped there the night before the earthquake. My parents were quite shaken when they realized we had missed this by less than 24 hours.

[@WereintheRockies]

Wow!