6.4 Earthquake Hits Southern Idaho in US
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern Idaho in the United States, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
So far there is no information about the possible damage done by the quake. Quakes starting with a 6.0 magnitude are considered “strong”, according to the Richter magnitude scale, and can cause moderate to strong damage to poor structures.
The earthquake comes just 12 days after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit near Magna, Utah.
According to the EMSC, the quake struck 153 kilometres north-east of Boise, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
#Earthquake (#sismo) M6.3 strikes 136 km NE of #Boise (#Idaho) 9 min ago. More info: https://t.co/NOrDmAqrVh
— AllQuakes – EMSC (@EMSC) April 1, 2020
The US Geological Survey (USGS) reports an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude 72 kilometres west of Challis, Idaho.
Meanwhile, users from Idaho took to Twitter to share videos showing objects in their homes trembling as the shake was felt.
Grew up in California and have lived in Boise, Idaho for 44 years and haven't felt an earthquake since living here. We just had an Earthquake that was BIG for this area. My house was rolling! I am still shaking 😬 pic.twitter.com/4G1Ni0Uxu6
— Imoogi Asana⁷ (@BTS_Noona_ARMY) April 1, 2020
Felt the earthquake from Idaho in Kelowna, BC! #earthquake pic.twitter.com/PukmQVi60A
— Kelly (@kellyrmcintosh) April 1, 2020
Holy crap was that an earthquake in idaho pic.twitter.com/B3IWV7CEoW
— Vagabond kitty 🐀 🐁⛩🌏🛫 (@boisekitty55) March 31, 2020
Boise, Idaho earthquake interrupting my Halo game. #earthquake #Boise pic.twitter.com/NwNe2xnklI
— Shane Monahan (@Shane10city) April 1, 2020
Some info. sourced from Sputniknews and KJZZ.com
