Minor earthquake shakes Idaho-Utah border area

Minor earthquake shakes Idaho-Utah border area


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SAINT CHARLES, Idaho (AP) -- Seismologists say a minor earthquake has struck southeastern Idaho near the Utah border.

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations says the magnitude 3.6 quake occurred around 9:40 p.m. Monday. It was centered in the Bear River Range, four miles north of the Utah-Idaho border and 11 miles west of Saint Charles, Idaho.

The earthquake was reported felt in Preston, Idaho; Smithfield, Utah; and Logan, Utah.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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