3 Idaho quakes rattle residents from Washington to Montana
BOISE, Idaho » Three earthquakes up to magnitude-4.2 and nearly a half-dozen aftershocks have jolted northern Idaho, with residents from Washington state to Montana saying they felt the tremors.
A Bonner County emergency dispatcher in Sandpoint said Friday morning that no injuries or damage were reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.1 quake hit first, around 7:32 p.m. Thursday. It was centered 30 miles northeast of Hayden.
A second quake of magnitude-4.2 struck a little more than three hours later and was centered 38 miles northeast of Hayden. A magnitude-3.3 temblor hit at 1:28 a.m. Friday in the same area.
Hundreds of people logged onto the Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information website to report feeling the quakes.