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Earthquakes Rumble Flathead Valley
Some Flathead residents were shaken awake early Saturday morning by a 3.6 magnitude earthquake.
The epicenter was located just south of Somers, on the northwest end of Flathead Lake, according to the US Geological Survey.
The quake struck at 12:30 a.m. No damage has been reported.
According to earthquaketrack.com, a second, 1.6 magnitude earthquake was detected in the area about 8 hours later, with an epicenter northwest of Columbia Falls.
The largest earthquake to strike the Flathead Valley in the last 6 months was a 3.9 magnitude quake in the same area.
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