BOISE, Idaho — A large earthquake struck north of Boise, Idaho, Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the magnitude 6.5 temblor struck just before 5 p.m. It was centered 73 miles northeast of Meridian, Idaho, near the rural mountain town of Stanley. Marcus Smith, an emergency room health unit coordinator at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center, said the hospital, about 65 miles south of the epicenter, shook but the quake didn’t interfere with the treatment of any patients. The hospital in Blaine County is on the front line of Idaho’s coronavirus outbreak, in a region with the highest per-capita rates of known COVID-19 cases in the nation outside of New York City and surrounding counties.
“It felt like a wave going through the ground, so I knew right away what it was. It just felt like waves going through the ground,” he said. The earthquake is added stress during an already stressful time for the region, but Smith said everything seemed fine, for now. “Until the next one, I guess,” Smith said. “I mean, that’s what we do. We’re all good.”“I heard the roar, and at first it sounded like the wind but then the roar was tremendous,” Woolley said about 10 minutes after the earthquake. “The whole house was rattling, and I started to panic. I’m sitting here perfectly still and the water next to me is still vibrating.
Just love that fracking
“...people die from running in an earthquake” That’s why I’ll stick to a light jog in an earthquake.
The government is saying it's not yellowstone... which means it's definitely Yellowstone. We got like 5 days tops.
I can't imagine what kind of mess we would have if a quake hit a large city causing a catastrophe on top of this pandemic with this orange nightmare of a human in the WH.
For those blaming trump or new laws passed if you think this is just rewards remember the way society has become self gratification for most including our so called politicians and celebrities. You live the selfish life you desire don’t bitch when it bites u in the ass
Nature is shaking us off like fleas...😳
KingKathy11 This already is a stressful time, a Earthquake just makes everyone even more Anxious! Hopefully everyone is safe.
Do Mormons believe in earthquakes?
fake news. The average person only grows up to 2 meters
I felt it. Kinda weird
Is a super volcano going to end us all before the coronavirus can? Does earth have a mandate?
more tunnels going down for good?
Felt it in Kuna, Idaho
2020 has been the longest decade ever....
That's what God thinks of the anti-transgender law y'all just passed. Shame on you.
Franktheshank88 Fracking town?
Near a fracking area
Looks like the planet is trying to shake off a nasty cold coronavirus
I ❤️ earthquakes
Trump will piss his pants... can't handle more than 1 thing at a time and usually messes up while doing it...
I was just reading about this in Number 2 Corinthians: Volume 45
Guess we piss off G-D
Come on Mother Nature. Now?
I felt it. I was in my living room and was wondering what was shaking. Nothing fell nor broke, which I guess is a good thing. Definitely scary. The first earthquake I’ve ever experienced since living in Idaho. earthquakeidaho earthquake idaho
Holy frack!
We really are about to get up out of here
Yellowstone
6.5 Seems like a pretty big quake for Idaho -Sheesh . 😳
4 earthquakes in the last 8 days. Wth? Utah, Russia, Texas, Idaho.
Fracking
The plate tectonics came to play with the virus 🦠
2020 wtf. When have we ever heard Idaho having an earthquake and 6.5 at that wtf is going on right now.
Potato tastes different after panic attack? sowingHK
4Liberty Mother Nature is just going buck wild right now.
I think Someone may be trying to get our attention.
God is PISSED OFFFFFF at GovernorLittle and his anti-LGBT bill he passed yesterday. What can I say? ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ 'On March 30th, 2020, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed HB 509 that barred transgender individuals from changing their sex marker on birth certificate...'
MonopointAmy 😲😲😲😲😲😲
Kind of close to yellow stone?
This is the end. This is end my friends!
Joel_Courtney Hope all is well back home.
Wtf is next? killer locuses'? I mean haven't we got enough? Lord help us. And using words like 'mitigation' I hate to say it a lot of people won't understand what that means!
EricaJong Is Idaho a red or blue state? I ask because they may need help with this...
Our planet is sending us a message! We took this shit for granted now look at us.
2020 can you JUST STOP HOLY FUCK
Not yet
Can we all agree to put April Fools' Day on hold tomorrow? K... thanks.
These earthquakes are getting too close to Yellowstone 😬 We might not have to worry about Covid-19 if that puppy decides to blow.
patsca_ this is you!
Why didn’t this hit LA?
Year 2020-What have we done to you? Let us take a break pls!
Prayers to the twelve people affected by this.
Is fracking done in the area or is this a normal non manmade geologic event? earthquakeidaho
christy_hansen 🥰 glad you are safe
EricaJong Wow
Ahh shit
Nothing compared to wealthy individuals traveling to Boisie carrying coronavirus
mcspocky Oh no!🙏
So called my son in Boise. He felt it, from growing up in California, he said it was no big deal. The earthquake was about 100 miles away🤷♀️
them potatoes started trembling like ayyye we good this year, we’ll just chill until next year and you can pick us then homie appreciate it
michaelianblack what have you done?!
Over Whitebird? Lovely
can 2020 just give us a week to relax god damn
Yellowstone has been thinking for awhile now, hold on to your skivvies.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🕊️❤️
People reported shaking from an earthquake? 🤔😂
Felt it or the aftershock in northeast Oregon
We don t need this....
Shook the whole house in Boise.
Eliza0963 Hmmm.
Well y’all better start praying
Curious Elite DUMB destruct?
WTF Apocalyptic.
To those mocking the earthquake and damage done... What is wrong with you?
TTremendous350
The Communist Party of China is a rogue regime. The Communist Party likes to say one thing and do another.
God shaking the LDS corridor ahead of GeneralConference during a pandemic? Signs seem obvious to me.
Wow!
It's becoming Biblical folks.....
Great. Now a super volcano.
It was scary!
Since March 17 there have been 4.0 or higher earthquakes in Samoa, Vanuatu, Utah, Indonesia, California, Tibet, Nevada and Croatia. Now Boise, ID. Anyone know if this is normal? .geolsoc
Didn’t they just pass some dumb law against transgender people?
Yellowstone is going to blow. :(
enki74
Fracking
Rocky Mountains settling in
Fracking
Is that near Yellowstone? O_O
That’s what they get for being transphobic
Felt in Moses Lake
God must be responding to the two anti-trans bills that Idaho passed...
Stanley is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Idaho. Stay strong, guys!
I felt it!
Idaho just signed two anti-transgender laws yesterday. God is clearly angry.
God is mad at Idaho BradLittle for his satanic ways he treats God's LGTBQ children. Earthquake
Hope everyone’s okay. Also: Fracking, amirite?
Yellowstone erupting?
Yellowstone gonna blow.
😥😥💜💙🙏🙏
Fracking
Omg
Is that common there?
I live in Spokane Wa, it has snowed, hailed, been up to 50°, and then the quake, just today....wtf?!
I was just talking about the huge impact of big earthquake at this time. I'm hoping there is no damage to people there.
Are they common there?
LindseyHughes girl are you okay!!
Yup, the world is ending...Time to drink up!
There's a Potato Damage Warning out in the state...
Only potatoes there anyways 🥔.
Fracking.
Twice shaked potatoes
too bad the weather didn't get cancelled🤷🏻♂️...
The ancient Chinese believed in a thing called the “mandate of heaven” It meant a country’s leaders ran the country only so long as they had the mandate How did you know when the mandate was lost? Because of things like plagues and earthquakes Just sayin’
Red states are shaking.
Idaho voted for Trump, right? Trump will help them
Wobbling more like
I think Mother Earth is fed up with us.
so about $7 in damages
Now it begins.
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