Sunday, September 3, 2017

5.3R in Idaho, USA!


SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (ABC4 Utah) - The United States Geological Survey has confirmed a magnitude 5.3 earthquake has occurred 17 miles east of Soda Springs, Idaho.
ABC 4 first received reports of the earthquake around 6 p.m. Saturday evening.
It is not immediately known if the earthquake has caused any damage or injuries.
Shaking was reported as far south as the Alpine area but no reports of damage here in Utah.
There are no reports of any injuries as a result of the quake.
Althouh we did not believe it will happen, our model did produce cluster hotspots in the locations shown below.
Below we show you an OLR animation over the last few days of the region.


Magnitude

Mw 5.3
RegionSOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time2017-09-02 23:56:58.2 UTC
Location42.69 N ; 111.25 W
Depth40 km
Distances954 km S of Calgary, Canada / pop: 1,020,000 / local time: 17:56:58.2 2017-09-02
221 km N of Salt Lake City, United States / pop: 187,000 / local time: 17:56:58.2 2017-09-02
29 km E of Soda Springs, United States / pop: 3,100 / local time: 17:56:58.2 2017-09-02
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