Join us on the Nature of Idaho as we speak with Dr. David Pearson from Idaho State University. We’re talking about the 1983 Earthquake at Borah Peak, and the fault that grew Idaho’s tallest mountain.
Trivia time! What was the largest earthquake ever recorded?
Answer: 9.5 on the Richter Scale, in Chile, 1960
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