The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #162399   Message #3864928
Posted By: Rapparee
07-Jul-17 - 03:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Montana Earthquake July 2017
Subject: RE: BS: Montana Earthquake July 2017
The "smile" on the map of Idaho is caused by the Snake River and the Yellowstone Hot Spot as it moved to its current location. Craters of the Moon National Monument (a really great place!) was formed by lava moving upward so recently that it figures in the tales of the Shoshone and other nations.