4.9 magnitude earthquake rattles Idaho

[Omaha Steve]

Source: USA Today

Andrea Lutz, KTVB-TV, Boise

BOISE, Idaho — A 4.9 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Idaho on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or major damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake hit about 4 miles east of Challis at a depth of about 5 miles in rural central Idaho at 10:44 MST Saturday.

Residents reported feeling tremors in Boise's North End, as well as in Eagle, Garden City and Mountain Home.

In Challis, a town of about 1,000 residents, rock slides blocked lanes on several roads, according to Linda Lumpkin, a dispatcher for the sheriff's office. Deputies went out to direct traffic as the transportation department began cleanup.



Boise State seismometer shows earthquake 7km E of Challis, Idaho
(Photo: Boise State University)

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/03/49-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-idaho/21231421/

[louis-t]

1. Lots of fracking going on there?

[RandySF]

2. There are dead volcanoes in Idaho.

[Brother Buzz]

5. I believe geologists would hedge their bet and list them as dormant volcanoes

I'm just saying

[fredamae]

4. Yes, there is Fracking in ID

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=18326

[cstanleytech]

7. Wouldnt surprise me but the area already has a risk for earthquakes

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[Andy823]

3. My son lives in Boise

He said he didn't feel it, but he heard about it at work.

[Cleita]

6. Oh, no! Not Challis!

A rather weird little place if I remember it right.