An earthquake strong enough to rattle residents as far away as Alberta and southwestern B.C. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just after midnight about 9.7 kilometres 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. The Independent Record reported people felt the quake as far away as Bozeman, Idaho, and Great Falls. Our Emergency Dispatch Center is being flooded with calls from community members wanting information about the... https://t.co/oV8gHGXExu — @GFPD_MTPeople in parts of southern Alberta and southeastern B.C.

Source: CBC News July 06, 2017 07:24 UTC