Near Mackay in Custer County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Earthquake! - The Results
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 25, 2017
1. Earthquake! - The Results Marker
The scarp before you extends for 21 miles, paralleling the mountain front. In some places, multiple scarps formed. Ground motion, or “ground roll,” did $15,000,000 damage to roads and buildings in the Challis and Mackay areas.
Boulders tumbled down mountains. Some struck homes around Challis 35 miles north.
New springs - and craters called “sand boils” - erupted in the valley. The largest deluge of water ever recorded after an earthquake in the United States - some 400 billion gallons - gushed forth.
We know that identical earthquakes rocked this area in the past - as recently as a few thousand years ago. It will happen again! Scientist cannot say exactly when, but Borah Peak and Thousand Springs Valley will certainly slide further apart as more earthquakes rumble along this fault system.
For more information, stop at National Forest offices in Mackay and Challis
Erected by Challis National Forest.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Natural Features. A significant historical date for this entry is October 28, 1983.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Earthquake! - The Event (a few steps from this marker); Earthquake! - The Stage (within shouting distance of this marker); Earthquakes (approx. 2½ miles away); Mount Borah (approx. 2½ miles away); Goodin's River (approx. 12.8 miles away).
Regarding Earthquake! - The Results. This marker is located at a geologic exhibit about 2 1/2 miles on a gravel road from US Highway 93.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 25, 2017
2. Earthquake! - The Results Marker
Photographed By Google maps
3. The Earthquake Fault and Exhibit Area
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
