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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
800 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..EARTHQUAKE NEAR GREAT FALLS MONTANA
AT 7:40 AM ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, A 3.6 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED ABOUT 3.1
MILES NORTHWEST OF BLACK EAGLE, MONTANA ACCORDING TO THE UNITED
STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS).
THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE WAS ESTIMATED BY THE USGS AT 17.2 MILES.
SOME INITIAL REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE USGS INDICATE
THIS QUAKE WAS FELT AS FAR NORTH AS SHELBY, MONTANA. SOME ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC REPORTS SAID THEY FELT SOME SHAKING AS FAR SOUTH AS WOLF CREEK,
MONTANA.
HERE ARE SOME SAFETY TIPS / REMINDERS FROM THE USGS.
DAMAGING EARTHQUAKES CAN OCCUR IN THE FUTURE,
SO REMEMBER TO: DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON.
MORE EARTHQUAKES THAN USUAL (CALLED AFTERSHOCKS) MAY CONTINUE TO
OCCUR NEAR THE MAINSHOCK.
THE MAINSHOCK IS THE LARGEST EARTHQUAKE IN A SEQUENCE (A SERIES OF
EARTHQUAKES RELATED TO EACH OTHER).
WHEN THERE ARE MORE EARTHQUAKES, THE CHANCE OF A LARGE EARTHQUAKE IS
GREATER WHICH MEANS THAT THE CHANCE OF DAMAGE IS GREATER.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE USGS WEB PAGE AT:
HTTPS://EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES/MAP/
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