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Earthquakes rattle North Idaho

UPDATE: A third earthquake, magnitude 3.3, was reported eight miles east-southeast of Sandpoint at 1:28 Friday morning.

Original story: Two earthquakes shook Sandpoint and much of North Idaho Thursday night, but there was little damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 7:32 p.m. about 14 miles southeast of Sandpoint, east of Lake Pend Oreille, just south of Kilroy Creek.

The second quake was recorded at 10:43 p.m. The 4.2-magnitude quake’s epicenter was within Lake Pend Oreille, just west of Hope. More here.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog