Earthquake In The Rockies

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Not going to vouch for whatever is reported on this recent article, but I feel that members or any one who is living in Idaho should be alerted. Apparently, 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. According to Glenn Thackray, chairman of the university's geosciences department, they have reasons to conclude from the recent discovery of a 40-mile-long fracture in the Earth's crust at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains near the tiny mountain town of Stanley. I hope that the people and authorities in Idaho especially in Stanley would be prudent to prepare for this eminent quake by coming up with more emergency preparedness plans. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101118/sc_nm/us_idaho_seismic