LINCOLN, Mont. (AP) - The Latest on the earthquakes in Montana (all times local):
8:50 a.m.
An earthquake strong enough to rouse sleeping residents more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its epicenter struck western Montana early Thursday.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit at 12:30 a.m. about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lincoln. A magnitude 4.5 quake rattled the same area about five minutes later.
Nine smaller quakes followed, including seven over the next hour.
People felt the earthquake throughout Montana and into Idaho, Washington and Wyoming.
There were no immediate reports of injuries, but food was knocked off the shelves at grocery stores in Lincoln and Helena and it startled patrons at two bars in Lincoln.
A seismologist says it was believed to be the largest earthquake in Montana since October 1964.
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7:41 a.m.
An earthquake strong enough to rouse sleeping residents more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its epicenter struck western Montana early Thursday.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just after midnight about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lincoln.
A magnitude 4.5 quake rattled the same general area about a half-hour later. The Independent Record in Helena reports ( https://bit.ly/2tjvI12) that the USGS says there were at least nine other tremors in the area within an hour of the quake.
People felt the earthquake as far away as Bozeman, Idaho, and Great Falls.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says Lincoln lost electricity, but the power has been restored.
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2 a.m.
Authorities say power has been restored to Lincoln, Montana, after an outage caused by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake early Thursday.
The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office says there are no reports of injuries or damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake hit just after midnight about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lincoln.
The National Weather Service in Great Falls said on Twitter that the shaking was felt as far away as 500 miles (805 kilometers).
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1 a.m.
An earthquake strong enough to rouse sleeping residents more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its epicenter struck western Montana early Thursday.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just after midnight about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lincoln.
A magnitude 4.5 quake rattled the same general area about a half-hour later.
The Independent Record reports (https://bit.ly/2tjvI12 ) that people felt the magnitude 5.8 earthquake as far away as Bozeman, Idaho, and Great Falls.
A 76-year-old resident of Helena, which is about 34 miles away from the quake’s epicenter, said it was the strongest seismic activity that he had ever felt.
Ray Anderson said his wife told him the temblor woke up the dogs.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.
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