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Earthquake rattles Palisades, Jackson Hole

Friday, January 16, 2009

By Planet User

Jackson Hole, Wyoming - (9:45 p.m. 1/15/098, updated 10:24 a.m. 1/16/09)An earthquake was reported at 9:15 p.m. this evening near the Idaho-Wyoming border in Lincoln County, Wyoming.

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 3.7 magnitude earthquake near Palisades reservoir near Alpine, Wyoming. On the USGS Web site it lcurrent imageocates the epicenter of the quake eight miles north of Alpine and eight miles south of Hoback Junction.

Jackson Hole resident, Lawrence Bennett felt the quake. "My rickety kitchen table is like a built-in Richter scale," said Bennett. "It felt just like when they bomb Snow King for avalanches."

Jeana Haarman of Alpine, Wyo., felt her a-frame house shake while she stood in her kitchen with family. "It felt like the earth was shifting under our feet," she said. "At first I thought it was my washing machine off balance." Though Haarman's home was close to the epicenter, she reported no dama
ge to her property.

Localnews8 Idaho television viewers reported feeling the small earthquake as far as Pocatello, Idaho. As of the time of reporting, 162 people have indicated on the U.S.G.S website that they had felt the quake. See the link below to add your comments. current image

This area has a long history of seismic activity as several fault lines run just south of the Wyoming side of the Palisades Recreation area.

There are no reports of damage.

USGS comment link: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/dyfi/events/us/2009bxae/us/index.html


Thanks Wally Ulrich for submitting addition reporting on this story.

Images from USGS Web site, http://earthquake.usgs.gov
Middle image is Shake map from USGS. Top image from MOOW---the seismic station near Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park, WY:


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Reader Comments

3.7 magnitude -- 9:15pm midway between hoback and alpine in the snake river canyon. backcountry users will reference the exact area as a few miles up wolf creek.
jake nichols

i felt it here in wilson
aw

My dog and i felt it in Rafter J
PR&Hunter

I live in the town of Jackson and my house moved back and forth a couple of times rattling objects in the room I was in. It was more of a lateral movement E-W than a rumbling vibration.
Barbara Beaton

I felt a big thump in the house, wasn't sure what it was. Now I know.
James H. South of Town

My family and I live in Alpine. It felt alot bigger than a 3.8. I know people there who had things fall off of shelves, etc. It even made my wind chimes go off.
John Jorgensen

Snow King hotel shook
brad

Eagle Village building shook.
rachel

our house in rafter j shook
Becca

I almost fell off the toilet
John

I live in the north end of Jackson. I was on my bed and felt something, too subtle though to even tell. I have never felt an earthquake before, but now I know what it feels like, a small one at least...
HW

heard the dishes ratteling and my rocking chair was shaking on it's own, at first I thought my dog was having a scratching fit, then I realized what was happening. I live on the south side of Rafter J.
Bill

i live in boston, ma and i felt it...
kc

kc: that was no earthquake. that was the sudden thud of realization hitting boston bruins fans that their team is WAY overachieving and the montreal canadiens are coming for them. feel the aftershock. the habs are coming to rock your world, bean eater.
jake

To ALL Canadians..... Please go away or grow up and start a real counry. Not a Euro Clone, we are almost there ourselves now anyway, must be your fault....s Victor Parsons aka the African
Victor

jake: BOSTON BRUINS ROCK!!! Canadians CHOKE!!!! I can't wait to visit Jackson again this year, if Yellowstone doesn't blow! ;)
kc

we beaners chew canadians up & spit 'em out...
kc

hey... did you feel/hear that? I just farted!
bopo



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