One of My Worst Fears

@celticeagle (176504)
Boise, Idaho
February 27, 2024 4:22pm CST
Monday morning about 10"30a. a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was reported about 10 miles north of Smiith Ferry which is about 44 miles north of Boise. No damage was reported and very few people even felt it. We haven't had any quakes since March 31, 2020. That was a 6.5 magnitude quake that struck northwest of Stanley which is in mid-Idaho. My worst fear is that that Maga one will happen and if it does we are all done.
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@kaylachan (78698)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 24
I am glad you're alright and I hope no one was seriously hurt by that earthquake.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
Thank you. I do too.
@sallypup (65043)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Feb 24
I'm glad you do not live in one of those huge skyscrapers.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
Me too. The area I live in is subject to a MAGA earthquake that has been predicted any time.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb 24
@sallypup .......I live near the Owyhees, Sawtooths and Rockies.
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@sallypup (65043)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Feb 24
@celticeagle Oh no. I live near mountains like Mount Rainer and Mount St. Helens- as the crow flies, anyway.
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@marguicha (227720)
• Chile
27 Feb 24
I dread earthquakes. And my country has the gold medal as quakes go.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb 24
@marguicha .........I guess you become used to it after a while.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
What does that mean?
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@marguicha (227720)
• Chile
28 Feb 24
@celticeagle Two of the 10 biggest earthquakes ever recorded happened in my country. And every day we have an eathquake in some part of the country.
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@LadyDuck (477692)
• Italy
28 Feb 24
I also fear earthquakes. I am glad you had no damages.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
It's scary and glad there were no damages too.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb 24
@LadyDuck ......Yeah, better safe than sorry I'd say.
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@LadyDuck (477692)
• Italy
29 Feb 24
@celticeagle We live in a quite safe area, but you never know.
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@TheHorse (228179)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Feb 24
We have pretty many small quakes here. I always have "the big one" in the back of my mind.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb 24
Same here. You live in California and they have the rep for having several.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Mar 24
@TheHorse ........Good.
@TheHorse (228179)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Feb 24
@celticeagle I haven't felt one rece...rece...what's that?...oh nooooo! Just kidding. I haven't felt one recently.
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@Deepizzaguy (111404)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Feb 24
Earthquakes can happen at any time compared to hurricanes and tornadoes which the authorities do issue warnings to take action when the storm will pass through.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
They have no way of knowing when one will happen. Wish there was.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb 24
@Deepizzaguy ........One more reason I don't listen to news.
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@Deepizzaguy (111404)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Feb 24
@celticeagle That is true since I have seen the television news reports of the events about earthquakes.
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@FourWalls (76223)
• United States
28 Feb 24
I’m not too far from the New Madrid Fault Line, which caused earthquakes so severe in 1811-12 that the Mississippi River ran backwards. You’re in a “volcanic” area, which is not the case for the New Madrid, so it would be completely different damage. I’m not holding my breath for the “big one” (we had some kook say there was going to be a massive eruption on the New Madrid on December 3, 1989…and he, as usual, was wrong). But honestly, I think there’s no such thing as being “accustomed” to an earthquake unless you live in California where they happen all the time.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
That Madrid area sounds scary. There is no way of knowing for sure when the MAGA one will happen. The experts don't know for sure but say it could be anytime. We are due.
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@LeaPea2417 (37996)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Feb 24
I'm glad it was not worse.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb 24
My grandson said he felt it. I may not have been awake yet and slept through it.
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@just4him (318815)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Feb 24
I didn't know you got earthquakes in Idaho. I'm glad it wasn't a bad one.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
Yes. We get that every once in a while.
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@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
28 Feb 24
Earthquake is very horrifying. I am glad you’re okay.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
Yes, it is. Thanks.
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@LindaOHio (193153)
• United States
28 Feb 24
Earthquakes are always scary. A 6.5 is a big quake. I'm worried about Yellowstone. Have a good day.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
Yes, it is. Yellowstone is worrisome for sure.
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@dya80dya (36949)
28 Feb 24
Earthquakes are scary.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
The big MAGA could come anytime and will be really scary.
@2ndchances24 (10595)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
28 Feb 24
Oh man if a mega earthquake happened your right you'd sure know it & every 1 just about would be done for I've been in some big 1's myself back in the day when I was young & I thank god I don't live in them areas any more just like hurricanes, been a few of them as well & NOPE glad we don't live where they can come & take things apart, I live in the sticks.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
Yellowstone causes me a lot of worry. They say it could come anytime. Scary.
@apsmine9 (363)
28 Feb 24
The very thought of it, is scary.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
It certainly is.
@BarBaraPrz (49954)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Feb 24
I read that all the increased quakes were as a result of fracking...
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
Yes, that is true.
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@wolfgirl569 (118534)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Feb 24
I hope that never happens.
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@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
There was a document that I watched about a year ago that said the MAGA one is due anytime. Scares me to think of it.
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@RasmaSandra (86526)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 24
Glad you are all right, You can imagine how I felt the few times when I lived in NYC that I felt my apartment building shake and the floor move. It all happened very fast and quickly but I always thought if the earthquake got big what about all those skyscrapers in Manhattan?
@celticeagle (176504)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 24
I recall two earthquakes here in the Boise area. Once when I was about 8 years old and the other when my third husband and I lived in a big apartment on the other side of town. I was sitting on the couch and the floor lamp began to sway and I jumped up to keep it from falling over. What an experience. It didn't last long but was prettysevere.
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