A massive 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook up Idaho Tuesday, rattling several western states, including northern Utah. And one scientist saw it coming 10 years ago, according to The Washington Post.
What’s happening:
- On Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit about 44 miles west of Challis, Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Specifcally, the temblor hit near the rural town of Stanley, Idaho.
- The earthquake was felt in parts of Utah. Several Utah residents reacted to the quake, as I wrote for the Deseret News.
The scientist prediction
- Glenn Thackray, a geoscientist at Idaho State University, predicted the earthquake about 10 years ago.
- Thackray discovered the Sawtooth Fault in 2010, according to The Washington Post. The fault didn’t cause Tuesday’s quake. But Thackray informed people in Idaho that a big quake was coming.
- Thakcray said: “We knew quickly that that area was likely to have earthquakes.”
- Thackray said: “I was able to tell people up there (about) the common-sense things to do,. In terms of houses and such, telling people do the common-sense things in earthquake country, like mounting bookshelves to the wall … taking heavy things off high shelves, especially near their bed.”
Meanwhile, in Utah
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The Beehive State has seen its own fair share of earthquakes and aftershocks. An earthquake rattled Utah on March 18, leading to more than 740 aftershocks, according to the Deseret News.