One of My Worst Fears
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (164045)
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 (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb
I am glad you're alright and I hope no one was seriously hurt by that earthquake.
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
Me too. The area I live in is subject to a MAGA earthquake that has been predicted any time.
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb
@sallypup .......I live near the Owyhees, Sawtooths and Rockies.
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@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Feb
@celticeagle Oh no. I live near mountains like Mount Rainer and Mount St. Helens- as the crow flies, anyway.
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@marguicha (219877)
• Chile
27 Feb
I dread earthquakes. And my country has the gold medal as quakes go.![](/Content/images/emotes/cry.gif)
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb
@marguicha .........I guess you become used to it after a while.
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@marguicha (219877)
• Chile
28 Feb
@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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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
It's scary and glad there were no damages too.
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb
@LadyDuck ......Yeah, better safe than sorry I'd say.
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@LadyDuck (467179)
• Switzerland
29 Feb
@celticeagle We live in a quite safe area, but you never know.
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb
Same here. You live in California and they have the rep for having several.
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@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Feb
@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 (99643)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Feb
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 (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
They have no way of knowing when one will happen. Wish there was.
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb
@Deepizzaguy ........One more reason I don't listen to news.
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@Deepizzaguy (99643)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Feb
@celticeagle That is true since I have seen the television news reports of the events about earthquakes.
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@FourWalls (65390)
• United States
28 Feb
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 (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
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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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb
My grandson said he felt it. I may not have been awake yet and slept through it.
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
Yes. We get that every once in a while.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
28 Feb
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 (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
Yes, it is. Yellowstone is worrisome for sure.
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
The big MAGA could come anytime and will be really scary.
@2ndchances24 (7489)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
28 Feb
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.![](/Content/images/emotes/thumbup.gif)
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
Yellowstone causes me a lot of worry. They say it could come anytime. Scary.
@BarBaraPrz (46490)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Feb
I read that all the increased quakes were as a result of fracking...
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
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 (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb
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 (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb
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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