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Earthquake shakes southern Idaho

According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake struck about 14 miles from the city, sending seismic waves into western Wyoming and northern Utah.

(This photo is a screenshot from the United States Geological Survey website) . A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit in Soda Springs, Ida., Thursday night, sending seismic waves into neighboring states.

Soda Springs is 132 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, so people in the Utah capital’s metro area likely didn’t feel much, if anything. People in the northernmost areas of the Beehive State may have felt a rumble.