Earthquake shakes parts of Nevada, Utah and Idaho

A strong earthquake centered at the Utah-Idaho border rattled residents in several Intermountain states early Thursday.The temblor was felt across eastern Nevada, Utah and as far away as Southern California and Boise, Idaho.Windows began rattling and light fixtures swaying just before 7:16 a.m. MST Thursday.The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered in a sparsely populated area 11 miles southeast of Wells near the Nevada-Utah line.Phone calls flooded the KUTV newsroom from residents across the intermountain West. A caller from Nevada reported the collapse of two buildings and fires from exploding propane tanks in the Wells area.Elko County Undersheriff Rocky Gonzalez said damage was widespread, with people reporting cracked walls and foundations.At least one building collapsed, he said.There were no immediate reports of injuries, he said.The Flying J Truck Stop was evacuated because of a propane leak, Gonzalez said.A person who answered the phone at Wells Elementary School said there were cracks in walls and items were displaced."It was pretty bad," said Jane Kelso, who answered the phone at the Motel 6. "Everything in our whole building shook."We have cracks in our walls." An aftershock of 4.0 occured in Millford, Utah at 7:35 a.m. A small 2.5 magnitude aftershock was also reported in central Nevada just 15 minutes later.

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