Earthquake: 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho; Magnitude 7.3, Aerial of Craters Formed By Violent Eruption of Water and Sediment Near Chilly Butte
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Resource ID
1567
Resource Type
Photo
Title
Earthquake: 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho; Magnitude 7.3, Aerial of Craters Formed By Violent Eruption of Water and Sediment Near Chilly Butte
Author
Fred May
Date
November 30, 1982
State
Idaho
Keywords
earthquake, flooding
Accession
UGS-S9629
Camera make / model
Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 8000 ED
Original filename
P1983049.jpg
Notes
Part of the 1995-1997 Personalizing the Earthquake Threat publication by the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, Earthquake Education Services; U.S. Geological Survey NEHRP project, award 1434-95-G-2566.
Caption
Sandboils and Springs Erupted Violently in a 1-Mile Zone Near Chilly Buttes Idaho and Flooded Parts of Thousand Springs Valley. Water and Sediment were Spewed 15-20 Feet into the Air for Several Minutes. This Left Craters in the Valley Floor. 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho, Earthquake Magnitude 7.3.
Marker lat / long: 44.076583, -113.901704 (WGS84)
