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SUMMARY OF HELENA 1935 EARTHQUAKE
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Name: Helena, MT Local Date (Time): Oct 18, 1935 (9:48 p.m.) GMT Date (Time): Oct 19, 1935 (0448) Location: ~ 15 mi. N of Helena, MT Epicenter: 46 48.00 112 00.00 [6] Magnitude: 6 1/4 [6] Intensity: VIII [7] Felt Area: 570,000 Sq. Kilometers [7]Numbers in brackets indicate source of information. See Reference ListSignificant foreshocks/aftershocks: Name: Helena, MT Local Date (Time): Oct 12, 1935 (12:50 a.m.) GMT Date (Time): Oct 12, 1935 (0750) Location: ~ 15 mi. N of Helena, MT Epicenter: 46 37.20 111 58.20 [6] Magnitude: 5.9 [6] Intensity: VII [7] Felt Area: 181,000 Sq. Kilometers [7] Name: Helena, MT Local Date (Time): Oct 31, 1935 (11:37 a.m.) GMT Date (Time): Oct 31, 1935 (1837) Location: near East Helena, MT Epicenter: 46 37.20 111 58.20 [6] Magnitude: 6 [6] Intensity: VIII [7] Felt Area: 315,000 Sq. Kilometers [7] Name: Helena, MT Local Date (Time): Nov 28, 1935 (7:41 a.m.) GMT Date (Time): Nov 28, 1935 (1441) Location: near Helena, MT Epicenter: 46 36.00 112 00.00 [6] Magnitude: 5.5 [6] Intensity: VI [7] Felt Area: 233,000 Sq. Kilometers [7]
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Helena Independent (MT)--Articles 1-49 Helena Independent (MT)--Articles 50-99 Helena Independent (MT)--Articles 100-149 Helena Independent (MT)--Articles 150-199 Helena Independent (MT)--Articles 200-249 Helena Independent (MT)--Articles 250-299 Helena Independent (MT)--Articles 300-351
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Description: Building on Main St.; Helena MT where 1 death occurred
Source: Montana Historical Society and MT Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B, P
Description: Bryant Elementary School; Helena, MT after October 18th
Source: MT Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Bryant Elementary School; Helena, MT after October 31st aftershock
Source: Montana Historical Society and Montana Bureau
Info Categories: B
Description: Intermountain College Mills Hall
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Walker's Garage
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: H. Earl Clark Filling Station
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Two heavily damaged homes
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Home with collapsed walls, floor, chimney and porch
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: National Biscuit Company Factory
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: New Helena High School after Oct. 31st aftershock
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Interior of the new Helena High School after October 31 main shock
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: New Helena High School after Oct. 31st aftershock
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Failure of brick-veneer walls, Helena, MT
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Ground cracks and sand deposits at south end of Lake Stanchfield
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: G
Description: Collapsed building due to failure of masonry walls; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Business district near Northern Pacific Depot; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: A train car of liquor crushed by falling warehouse wall; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: Furniture and belongings moved to lawn of severely damaged home; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: One family's temporary shelter; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: A, P
Description: Tents set up at Camp Cooney for Helena earthquake refugees
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: Kessler Brewery after October 31st aftershock; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: Streets of Helena filled with National Guard vehicles
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: A
Description: Severely damaged two-story home; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: Damaged Montana Deaconess School; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: Quigley home with hole in the roof made by falling chimney; Helena MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: Temporary headquarters of police station; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: A, P
Description: Two-story Reinig duplex with fallen front walls and porch; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B
Description: Reinig home being rebuilt after the earthquake; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Historical Society
Info Categories: B, R
Description: U.S. Armory; Helena, MT
Source: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Info Categories: B
Description: Cartoon from The Helena Independent depicting courage to overcome hardships
Source: Helena Independent newspaper
Info Categories: A
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Description: Concise overview of what happened illustrated with many personal accounts
Author: James, Alison
Info Categories: A, B, E, I, P, R
Description: Student at Intermountain Union College, attending school dance when earthquake occurred
Author: Meloy, Harriet
Info Categories: B, E, I, P
Description: Family's experiences in all of the 1935 earthquakes
Author: Buck, Fred
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Additional Sources of Information Available
Title: Earthquakes in Montana
Publication: Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised)
Info Categories: B, G, I, P
Title: The Montana Earthquakes of 1935
Publication: The Montana Earthquakes of 1935; Memoir No. 16
Info Categories: B, G, R
Title: Earthquakes: Terrors of Nature
Publication: Montana Standard Newspaper, Nov. 10, 1935 edition
Info Categories: S
Title: Report on Helena Earthquake
Publication: Unpublished report for U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Info Categories: B, G
Title: Supplement to Report on the Helena Earthquakes with Special Emphasis on the Earthquake of October 31, 1935
Publication: Unpublished report for U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Info Categories: E, G, I, P, S
Title: Helena Earthquakes
Publication: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1936); Vol. 26, No.4;
Info Categories: B, E, G, S
Title: The Montana Earthquakes of October, 1935: Structural Lessons
Publication: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1936); Vol. 26, No.2;
Info Categories: B, E
Title: Tombstones Give Clews to Earthquake Danger Zones
Publication: Popular Science Monthly (April 1936); Vol. 128
Info Categories: G, N
Title: The Earthquakes of 1935 and The Helena, Montana, Water System
Publication: J.A.W.W.A.; Vol. 28, No.7
Info Categories: G, L, N
Title: Power Block Earthquake Reconstruction
Publication: Montana Record-Herald Newspaper, Jan. 18, 1936 edition
Info Categories: B, R
Title: Montana Earthquakes
Publication: Montana Earthquakes
Info Categories: A, B, E, G, I, N, P, R
Title: The QUAKES of '35 (60 years ago this month)
Publication: The Independent Record Newspaper, Oct. 29, 1995 edition
Info Categories: A, B, E, P
Title: Reason To Remodel, Earthquakes Changed Helena's Victorian Face
Publication: The Independent Record Newspaper, Oct. 29, 1995 edition
Info Categories: B
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