NEW FAULT DISCOVERED IN ROCKIES!!! | |
domesticangel
(OP) User ID: 11400 United States 11/18/2010 12:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Idaho scientists find new seismic fault in Rockies SALMON, Idaho – Scientists at Idaho State University have mapped a previously unknown and active seismic fault in the northern Rockies capable of unleashing an earthquake with a magnitude as high as 7.5. The newly discovered fault in central Idaho does not lie in a densely populated area. But Glenn Thackray, chairman of the university's geosciences department, said the 40-mile-long fracture in the Earth's crust at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains near the tiny mountain town of Stanley is cause for some concern. "There's a chance in the next few decades there will be an earthquake on this fault, and if it does happen it will be a rather large earthquake," he said. A 7.5 tremor is considered a major earthquake, capable of widespread heavy damage. Read full story at link above... Free your mind and the rest will follow. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God...Romans 12:2 BE the change you wish to see in the world. |
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KevinMartinWx
User ID: 1114072 United States 11/18/2010 12:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We get poppers from this fault, about 8 miles down every couple of days, most small ... however it shows we have some type of unknown blind thrust fault here. IMPORTANT: any mention of NWS/InAccu/TWC gets deleted and banned, I do not like or care for their input. My New Star Rating System for EACH THREAD I POST - Number of Stars 1 = I'm jealous 2 = Kinda jealous 3 = It's okay 4 = Good 5 = Amazing Check out the DrudgeReport of Science and Natural Disasters at [link to www.TheWeatherSpace.com] For all custom SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA weather forecasts visit [link to www.SouthernCaliforniaWeatherAuthority.com] |
KevinMartinWx
User ID: 1114072 United States 11/18/2010 12:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | dam it goes to nebrasky jk... Super volcano 2012 in that one park what's it called Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1168190Jellystone IMPORTANT: any mention of NWS/InAccu/TWC gets deleted and banned, I do not like or care for their input. My New Star Rating System for EACH THREAD I POST - Number of Stars 1 = I'm jealous 2 = Kinda jealous 3 = It's okay 4 = Good 5 = Amazing Check out the DrudgeReport of Science and Natural Disasters at [link to www.TheWeatherSpace.com] For all custom SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA weather forecasts visit [link to www.SouthernCaliforniaWeatherAuthority.com] |
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domesticangel
(OP) User ID: 11400 United States 11/18/2010 12:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone live near that area? Free your mind and the rest will follow. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God...Romans 12:2 BE the change you wish to see in the world. |
domesticangel
(OP) User ID: 11400 United States 11/18/2010 12:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Also in 10.5 Apocolypse (that B movie for Sy-Fy channel) the fault they showed that cut the country in half! Free your mind and the rest will follow. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God...Romans 12:2 BE the change you wish to see in the world. |
domesticangel
(OP) User ID: 11400 United States 11/18/2010 12:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | dam it goes to nebrasky jk... Super volcano 2012 in that one park what's it called Quoting: KevinMartinWxJellystone RUN Yogi RUN!! Free your mind and the rest will follow. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God...Romans 12:2 BE the change you wish to see in the world. |