LINCOLN, Mont. - An earthquake strong enough to rouse sleeping residents more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its epicenter struck western Montana early Thursday.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just after midnight about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lincoln, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
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Today's quake map:
Some maps of the Yellowstone Caldera....
Felt it here in Spokane!
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DeleteYou can see Spokane in the top map you posted. Works out to roughly 240-250 miles as the crow flies.
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ReplyDeleteNo shit. We need an earthquake tax!!!
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXEQeTg0Xww
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THANKS! That was very interesting and educational. Much appreciated
DeleteAlthough I'm a bit skeptical of a lot of "scientists", if the Yellowstone Caldera ever blew it would kill probably 1/4 of the US population within a week or two, another quarter within a few months, and destroy 90% of US agriculture.
ReplyDeleteIt has the potential to be an Extinction Level Event.
The quake was dead center in an ancient caldera.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the video I just posted that was linked in the comment above by ignore amos.
DeleteIrish, I live in the mountains (west edge of the Sapphire Range) of southwest Montana, at 5000' up the side of a small mountain (around 8000' high) approximately 100 miles away as the crow flies.. I felt the first two quakes (of about ten, I believe) of 5.8 and 4.9, and our house shook significantly, accompanied by a low rumbling noise. We sit on mountain rock, with a thin covering of topsoil. No damage, but a number of paintings on the walls were askew when I got up to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI've experienced a number of earthquakes in San Diego and then in far northern California - thanks to the Humboldt Subduction zone (fault) off the coast near Eureka - but I have to say i felt more movement from these quakes originating near Lincoln than I ever have. I started to wonder if Yellowstone was cooking off when the second quake hit so soon after the first. (Yellowstone is only about 170 miles southeast of us.)
Glad to hear you didn't get any damage Reg. It's quite interesting what is going on out that way. I know there are millions of years of geological formation going on out there. It would suck if our generation hit the lottery for a supervolcano eruption :)
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