LINCOLN, Montana — An earthquake strong enough to rouse sleeping residents more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its epicenter struck western Montana early Thursday. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just after midnight about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lincoln, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents in Lincoln briefly lost power and there was a gas leak in Helena, the National Weather Service in Great Falls said on Twitter. ADVERTISEMENTThe Independent Record reports (http://bit.ly/2tjvI12 ) that people felt the quake as far away as Bozeman, Idaho, and Great Falls. The most recent quake of a similar magnitude was 12 years ago, according to the USGS.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 06, 2017 08:15 UTC