Major Earthquake Rocks Idaho Panhandle and the Pacific Northwest [otd 12/14]

Late on the evening of Saturday, December 14, 1872, residents in North Idaho felt a major earthquake that swayed buildings, caused shelved objects to rattle around, and agitated animals. In its report of the incident, the Lewiston Signal said, The violence of the first shock created considerable alarm among those who had never experienced such a thing before.

The initial strong shock stopped clocks, and rattled crockery and glassware all around the region. Many Lewiston residents heeded the...