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The 2020 Central Idaho earthquake occurred in the western United States on March 31, 2020, at 5:52 PM MDT, near Ruffneck Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of central Idaho, 72 miles (116 km) northeast of Boise and 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Stanley. [3] [4] [5] It had a magnitude of 6.5 and was felt with a maximum intensity of VIII.
Sep. 30—The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 2.7-magnitude earthquake Monday morning in North Idaho. The epicenter was on the northwest end of McArthur Lake, about halfway between Sandpoint and ...
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Idaho residents Monday morning, with impacts felt in Boise and around the Treasure Valley.. The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey said occurred at 10:25 a.m ...
The quake happened at 10:25 a.m. and was centered about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) north of Smiths Ferry, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The larger earthquake Monday is the largest in ...
The fault is 40 mi (64 km) long, and runs near Stanley, Idaho, and Redfish Lake. Future earthquakes could be felt as far as Boise. [1] [2] [3] On March 31, 2020, the 6.5 magnitude 2020 Central Idaho earthquake struck about 16 km north-northeast of the Sawtooth Fault. [4]
According to the USGS, "ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes. These maps are used by federal, state, and local organizations, both public and private, for post-earthquake response and recovery, public and scientific information, as well as for preparedness exercises and ...
The magnitude 6.5 earthquake that rattled Boise and other parts of Southern Idaho in March 2020 has for years been attributed to the Sawtooth Fault in Central Idaho.
In 2015, the USGS unveiled the topoView website, a new way to view their entire digitized collection of over 178,000 maps from 1884 to 2006. The site is an interactive map of the United States that allows users to search or move around the map to find the USGS collection of maps for a specific area.