Earthquake Lake
Quake Lake is a lake in the western United States, on the Madison River in southwestern Montana. It was created after an earthquake struck on August 17, 1959, with 28 fatalities.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in southwestern Montana, United States
- Also known as: “Lago Earthquake”, “Lords Lake”, “Quake Lake”, “Էրթքուեյք”, “بحيرة الزلزال”, and “堰塞湖”
Earthquake Lake
- Categories: landslide-dammed lake and body of water
- Location: Madison, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.85287° or 44° 51′ 10″ north
Longitude
-111.38893° or 111° 23′ 20″ west
Elevation
6,391 feet (1,948 metres)
Open location code
85PCVJ36+4C
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Earthquake Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة كويك”
- Armenian: “Քուեյք”
- Cebuano: “Earthquake Lake”
- Chinese: “地震湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره كواك”
- French: “lac Quake”
- French: “Lac Quake”
- German: “Quake Lake”
- Polish: “Earthquake Lake”
- Russian: “Куэйк”
- Slovak: “Earthquake Lake”
- Spanish: “Lago Quake”
- Ukrainian: “Куейк”
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