Posted on 03/31/2020 5:30:57 PM PDT by hoagy62
WIN FALLS — A small earthquake rattled southern Idaho Tuesday afternoon.
People reported feeling the quake around the Magic Valley, in the Wood River Valley, the Treasure Valley, Pocatello, and in Missoula, Montana.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 6.5 magnitude quake was centered about 45 miles west of Challis at 5:52 p.m.
(Excerpt) Read more at magicvalley.com ...
Spokane news is reporting how they all felt it too.
That is interesting and the man seems to know his business. Thanks for posting.
(In the East Boise foothills) I timed the entire sequence of seismic events at about 35 seconds. Three larger s-wave sways interspaced by some more minor continuous motions. We are on the second story of our house, that might amplify a bit.
Notice one aftershock. Saw a tablespoon gently waggle for several seconds. I felt nothing, but my dinnerware seismograph described the event.
Glad to have an evenings diversion during serious times.
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I live in north central Idaho, and at out house we didn’t feel a thing. People a mile or so either side were getting excited, but nothing moved here. We have dozens of items stacked precariously on shelves, nothing. Even the cuckoo clock weights were stationary...
That’s for sure. What a crazy year it’s been and we’re only 25% through it.
Our big old fat cat makes 6.5 whenever she jumps off the bed. Her footsteps are 4.0 at least...Ka-lump - Ka-lump - Ka-lump
I live near Jewel Lake SE of Sandpoint. I was sitting at my desk in the basement watching a video conference on Covid-19. I felt a gentle rolling. First I thought it was me. Then I wondered if it could be an earthquake. “Nah, I don’t live in Alaska anymore.” A few moments later the Nixle alert sounded on my smartphone. Don’t know if it cracked any concrete since we had 5” of snow today.
This one was close to the location of the Mt. Borah earthquake that happened 10/28/83 and was magnitude 6.9. That’s the most seismically active area of Idaho. Lots of high mountains, deep faults, and hot springs.
It does seem like the end times.
“People on Facebook saying they didn’t feel it in northern Idaho. But reports from Oregon and Washington were saying yes.”
Northern Idaho is mostly shallow bedrock. The areas with more shaking would be areas with deeper rock or looser overburden such as the Spokane Valley (river and glacial deposits), etc.
We had a moderate EQ last year and we didn’t feel it, but folks two miles farther away from the EQ but in a river valley it shook pretty good.
My friend is in Caldwell. He said it shook him bad and he’s from Calif
You too...
oh but that road up to Salmon Idaho is mystical the way the mountains are on both sides...
Felt it rock n roll in Wilder. Idaho/Oregon border.
So for 20-miles it is not "hundreds". OK...thanks for that clarification.
So for 20-miles it is not "hundreds". OK...thanks for that clarification.
Speaking of clarification, you obviously don't understand your own choice of words. The word, "Hundreds" could mean 950 miles. No?
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