At the Albertsons grocery store in a remote town approximately 100 miles north of Boise on Tuesday evening, an earthquake had occurred, says an article.

Susie Baker, a checker of the grocery store, saw all of the hanging signs of every aisle in the grocery store move as the earthquake occur. Later, she heard a sound and she saw the ground of the store was moving.

A Powerful Earthquake in Gem State Since 1983

It was a powerful earthquake. A similar one was last witnessed in Gem State in 1983 with a magnitude 6.5 temblor. The earthquake was felt by people residing in Idaho. Also, the earthquake was felt in three nearby states.

Center of the Earthquake

The center of the quake was 73 miles northeast of the Meridian. It was near Boise, says the Idaho Geological Survey.

A Former Earthquake

Another recent earthquake had awakened bad memories to the states' people on its worst natural disaster. Approximately four decades in the past, an earthquake with a 6.9 magnitude hit Borah Peak. Two people lost their lives from the dreadful event. Damages had totaled to millions from that earthquake, says Idaho Geological Survey.

Bringing Back Childhood Memories

According to Melissa Hawkins, who lives in northwest Boise, she thought that the sound was a weird thunder. She then shared that after hearing the sound, her house was moving. She then realized that it was a big earthquake.

Hawkins shared that the earthquake had brought back a childhood memory about the Borah Peak Earthquake. The earthquake had also affected the remote parts of Idaho.

However, the intensity of the earthquake was mostly felt in the capital city of the state. She remembered the light in her house was swinging and that was what she saw in her home with the earthquake that occurred on Tuesday.

She shared how she yelled at her children to stay in the doorways but her young ones did not know what was going on during the recent earthquake.


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During the Earthquake

Elisa Bullock and her husband were on their back deck in Boise when they felt the movement of the ground. During that time, they were trimming the nails of their pet dog.

Bullock said that they were in the least safe areas in their home and the two of them stood there during the earthquake. When the ground stopped shaking, she asked his husband to go look into a door jam. She said that they will be implementing earthquake drills to prepare themselves for a worst-case scenario.

Reports of Damages from the Recent Earthquake

No primary reports are saying that there were damages caused by the recent earthquake, says the Boise Police Department through a social media post.

The tweet includes a statement of asking the people at Boise to stay safe. They reminded everyone to call them in case their service is in need.