Earthquake near Yellowstone National Park shakes eastern Idaho Tuesday
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MAMMOTH, Wyoming — An earthquake near Yellowstone National Park shook parts of eastern Idaho and western Wyoming on Tuesday.
At about 6 p.m., a magnitude-3.9 earthquake was recorded about 15 miles outside of Mammoth, Wyoming, which is about 82 miles northeast of Rexburg. It was the second earthquake in or near Idaho today. At about 6:25 a.m., a magnitude-3.0 earthquake shook the ground near Stanley.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquakes occurred at depths of 7 miles and 12 miles, respectively.
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The agency’s website said on Monday, USGS reported a magnitude-4.2 quake at 9:32 a.m. that originated in Custer County. The reported epicenter was located 16 miles west-northwest of Clayton.
Earthquakes of this size don’t generally cause much damage, but they can be felt near the epicenter and many miles away.
The area surrounding Yellowstone National Park is a seismically active region.
In the last month, the greater Idaho region has experienced about over 130 earthquakes, according to AllQuakes.com. The vast majority of those earthquakes were under magnitude-2.0, which generally cannot be felt by people. At least 18 of them could be felt by Idahoans.
For more information about the latest earthquakes in Idaho visit the U.S. Geological Survey.
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