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Idaho started shaking March 31. Why hasn’t it stopped? Geologists research Sawtooth fault
Idaho Statesman ^ | 7/6/2020 | Natalia Gutierrez-Pinto & Nicole Blanchard

Posted on 07/08/2020 1:19:51 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

The shaking started March 31.

That’s when the Sawtooth mountain range in central Idaho trembled with a 6.5-magnitude earthquake — the second strongest ever recorded in Idaho.

From that very moment, geologists rushed to the epicenter area — 45 miles west of Challis — to start collecting valuable information that could help them understand what happened.

Three months later, the rumbling still hasn’t subsided as aftershocks continue to jar the area. But now scientists have a better idea of what may have led to the major earthquake — and it’s helping them uncover some other secrets buried under Idaho’s soil.

IDAHO FAULT DISCOVERED ONLY A DECADE AGO

Idaho sits on the northern end of an area that is geologically very active, known by geologists as the Basin and Range Province. The earth crust in this area is constantly stretching and breaking in multiple places, creating hundreds of geological faults over long periods of time.

(Excerpt) Read more at idahostatesman.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; earthquake; earthquakes; faultline; geology; idaho; ididntdoit; notmeinfaulten; notmyfault; quake; quakes; sawtoothfault; sawtoothmountains
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To: DocRock
DocRock, that’s amazing graphics and number crunching on display. Mighty wicked horsepower and noggin power at work there.

My compliments....

21 posted on 07/08/2020 5:18:09 PM PDT by Hootowl99
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

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22 posted on 07/08/2020 5:36:42 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: DocRock

That’s amazing!


23 posted on 07/08/2020 6:12:25 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Imagine being down in something like the Sunshine mine during that (goes down to ~5500-6000 feet)...


24 posted on 07/08/2020 6:52:33 PM PDT by Axenolith (WWG1WGA!)
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