An earthquake that shook a mountainous area of south central Idaho was felt all around the region.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale. It originated in the mountains about 80 miles northeast of Boise.
It’s a very rural area in the Challis National Forest. The agency says the shaking took place about seven miles underground and lasted 20-30 seconds. An aftershock that measured 4.6 soon followed.
The agency estimates the damage is limited, with a very low chance of landslides.
People as far away as the Canadian border called us to say they felt it at their homes. The agency says more than 6,000 people went to the USGS website within the first hour of the quake to report they felt the shaking.
Damage was limited in Boise. A spokeswoman for the St. Luke’s Health System there says the company’s hospitals apparently escaped harm.