Geologists record minor quakes in SW Idaho

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Story Published: Apr 13, 2009 at 1:22 PM PDT

Story Updated: Apr 13, 2009 at 1:22 PM PDT

BOISE (AP) - Federal geologists say at least three small earthquakes have rattled parts of western Idaho.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the first quake was recorded near Crouch on Thursday, measuring a magnitude of 2.5.

Then on Friday, two more were recorded in an area about 10 miles south of McCall, the biggest measuring a magnitude of 3.2.

All three are considered very minor, and no damage has been reported.

Earthquakes are not all that unusual in the region. A series of earthquake swarms were recorded for an extended period in southwestern Idaho in 2001 and 2005.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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