Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Hits Northwest of Stanley

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake hits northwest of Stanley

STANLEY, Idaho (KIFI) — There have already been around 50 earthquakes northwest of Stanley since the latter end of May, including a magnitude 4.0 earthquake on Wednesday at 4:58 p.m. The earthquakes are happening near the Sawtooth Fault, which is south of the focal point of the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that happened in March 2020. Custer County Emergency Management says you can prepare for an earthquake by having a 72-hour kit and creating a fam…

Dozens of earthquakes shake central Idaho

People living in central Idaho may have felt the ground shake beneath their feet as multiple earthquakes occurred throughout the region over the last few days, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.

Over 30 earthquakes rattle central Idaho in seismic swarm near Stanley

Seismic Seismic swarm near sawtooth fault raises concerns among experts Central Idaho experienced a series of more than 30 earthquakes between Monday afternoon and early Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The strongest, a magnitude 3.9 quake, struck near the remote town of Stanley at 9:06 a.m. ET on Tuesday, shaking the sparsely populated region and renewing fears about the Sawtooth Fault, a dormant geological structure cap…