packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
This is just a foreshock. I expect Rainier to erupt next. Just saying.
BRKG Idaho Earthquake
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Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
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Carl2
Pass it forward...
Having spent 30 years living in the area near the Mendocino Triple Junction, we rode that one through fine here in Gem County. I always worry the shaker we feel is big and far away. We had no damage here 15 miles northwest of Boise. Our collie dog was scared. A friend who lives in central Idaho about 50 miles closer to the epicenter reported no damage.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
Thank you Vestige! I needed that! (still wiping tears of laughter from my eyes)
And on that note, I'm going to bed---nite all.
mistaken1
Has No Life - Lives on TB
All is proceeding according to the ancient prophecies .....
LOL - oh man I had to read this a couple of times. I briefly though you were saying that they were eating around 35000 PEOPLE a day.
My warped mind quickly thought "well, direct them to China to help get rid of all the bodies they have piling up over there from the WuFlu."
1-12020
Senior Member
ha ha
New problem and doom. Mutant locust, eating people... don't worry about covid19 or zombies it the locust ahhhhhh.......
Zahra
Veteran Member
Luckily the epicenter was in the remote mountains at Challis, about 80 miles from Boise. Here in Eagle (Northwest Boise area), I heard a loud rumbling noise and then everything began to sway from side to side, the pendant lights swung, the floor felt like it was moving from side to side, and I could see the walls swaying. It was over nearly as quickly as I figured out what was happening, but the pendant lights kept swaying for several more minutes. As far as I can tell the house wasn't damaged, though some nearby neighbors said they have cracks in their walls now. Felt an aftershock a short while later, but didn't feel any more after that - so far.
Supposedly this sort of earthquake is unusual for Idaho because it wasn't the typical up & down type of quake but rather it was a fault line quake (the kind typical in California). Local geologists from Idaho Univ. are excited about it and are sending a team to the area to learn more about the fault and check the aftermath.
Supposedly this sort of earthquake is unusual for Idaho because it wasn't the typical up & down type of quake but rather it was a fault line quake (the kind typical in California). Local geologists from Idaho Univ. are excited about it and are sending a team to the area to learn more about the fault and check the aftermath.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
After a quake that big you should be experiencing multiple aftershocks which tells me that this is a foreshock to a much, much, bigger quake.
Zahra
Veteran Member
No disrespect for you intended, but I sincerely hope that you are wrong! LOL
Let's see...
Disruptive weather patterns
Worldwide pandemic
Economic crash
Earthquake....
What's next - locusts???
...that eat 35,000 people a day?
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Already happening in Africa, India, Pakistan, etc., it's only a matter of time before they wind up here.
Zahra
Veteran Member
We're planning to have locust eating zombies by then!
jed turtle
a brother in the Lord
It’s almost as if this was the beginning of Judgements upon the Earth, huh?
nah, can’t be. That would be for the superstitious, right?
The Traveler
Veteran Member
Seventy aint nothin, the SLC earthquake 10 days ago had over 200 aftershocks.Seventy aftershocks currently on the USGS site aren't enough for you?
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Seventy aint nothin, the SLC earthquake 10 days ago had over 200 aftershocks.
This!
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Seventy aftershocks currently on the USGS site aren't enough for you?
No, actually that’s very few compared to other large quakes.
The Traveler
Veteran Member
I wasnt making lite Packy, I promise, the SLC eq was only a 5.4 and it had a lot of aftershocks.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I wasn’t making light either, there should have been far more aftershocks! I still think this is a foreshock to a much bigger quake!
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The Traveler
Veteran Member
Packy, I pray you are wrong, but if it is, I hope our members stay safe
Walrus Whisperer
Hope in chains...
Locusts! Free chicken food!
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jed turtle
a brother in the Lord
Never let a crisis go to waste!
I thought you were dismissing seventy aftershocks as not qualifying for "multiple aftershocks," whereas if I was at the epicenter that would probably seem like almost continuous rocking and rolling to me. As far as I know there have been at least four greater-than-4.0 events since the main event but nothing greater than 5.0. While all of that may well be foreshocks rather than aftershocks, I suspect the 6.5 was likely the main event in this particular grouping. That area has had quite a few individual earthquakes over the years and of course there's no reason there can't be future events (even big ones) there as well, but I don't know that central/western Idaho is particularly known for its huge earthquakes. Yellowstone (which also means eastern Idaho) yes, but central/western Idaho?
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
As a member posted earlier in this thread that lives not far from the epicenter this quake wasn't the typical up and down type quakes that are common to the area, this one was completely different in how it behaved. I'm going with this is a foreshock.
That fault line is in the Sawtooth Mountains... mount ranges do move and in a major way from time to time, look at Mt. Everest.
mortgageboss
Contributing Member
I think i'm the only person in idaho who didn't feel it. I was outside when it happened. When I came in it was all over the news.
The largest earthquake in Idaho's recorded history measured 6.9 magnitude (the 1983 Borah Peak event), so this 6.5 likely ranks in the top few for all of Idaho. The 6.9 event was in central Idaho and not all that far from this 6.5, so I was wrong and central/western Idaho does have a history of big earthquakes. It's also worth noting that the Craters of the Moon (a series of lava flows) is not far from Borah Peak. Note that the lava flows were practically yesterday in geologic terms -- from Wikipedia: "The 60 distinct solidified lava flows that form the Craters of the Moon Lava Field range in age from 15,000 to just 2,000 years."
en.wikipedia.org
This graphic is of historic earthquakes, not recent events:
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Wikipedia
This graphic is of historic earthquakes, not recent events:
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
The largest earthquake in Idaho's recorded history measured 6.9 magnitude (the 1983 Borah Peak event), so this 6.5 likely ranks in the top few for all of Idaho. The 6.9 event was in central Idaho and not all that far from this 6.5, so I was wrong and central/western Idaho does have a history of big earthquakes. It's also worth noting that the Craters of the Moon (a series of lava flows) is not far from Borah Peak. Note that the lava flows were practically yesterday in geologic terms -- from Wikipedia: "The 60 distinct solidified lava flows that form the Craters of the Moon Lava Field range in age from 15,000 to just 2,000 years."
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Wikipedia
This graphic is of historic earthquakes, not recent events:
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Thank you for the map, etc.