River Journal: Idaho Quake Prone, Too
California has earthquakes. Alaska has them, too. And we all know that Seattle is due for “a big one.”
But what a lot of people in this area aren’t really aware of is that Idaho is also earthquake territory, and is considered by the Idaho geologic society to be the fifth most earthquake-prone state in the U.S. In addition, their earthquake
risk map
(http://tinyurl.com/3brz9ev) shows a large portion of Bonner County (and presumably, our neighbors to the west in Sanders County) to be “high risk” for earthquake activity/
Trish Gannon
, River Journal.
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(USGS photo: 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in Yellowstone Park area)
Question: Have you ever been in a major earthquake?
* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog