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SUMMARY OF HELENA 1928 EARTHQUAKE

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Name:                    Helena, MT     
Local Date (Time):       Feb 29, 1928  (3:38 p.m.)
GMT Date (Time):         Feb 29, 1928  (2238)
Location:                Helena, MT
Epicenter:               46 36.00   112 00.00   [6]
Magnitude:               5 1/2 +/- [6]
Intensity:               IV  [7]
Felt Area:               not available

Significant aftershocks: None

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 Helena Independent (last date searched 03/06/1928)
     Headline:        Area In Montana Rocked By Temblors
     Date:            03/01/1928
     Info Categories: E, N

     Headline:        Quake Proves That Courts Can Be Just As Unceremonious And Hasty As Other Things
     Date:            03/01/1928
     Info Categories: H, P

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