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Aug 2023
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167: The Devastating Yellowstone Earthqu...

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About this episode
Today we follow the stories of three families as they struggle to survive the largest earthquake ever recorded in the Yellowstone area. The quake killed 29 people and changed the landscape forever.

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https://www.sms-tsunami-warning.com/pages/richter-scale#:~:text=The%20Richter%20scale%20is%20a,increase%20is%20in%20wave%20amplitude.

Book: The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake by Larry Morris

https://www.visitmt.com/listings/general/lake/quake-lake
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