HELENA — Ninety years ago, Helena suffered one of the worst earthquakes in the state’s history. The Earthquake of 1935 saw hundreds of tremors hit the areas, half of the buildings in town damaged or destroyed, and four people dead.

The first shocks began on October 3, 1935, and continued sporadically in the coming weeks. Though most were small in nature, with the largest a 5.0 on October 12, they warned of the bigger quake to come.

(WATCH: History of the 1935 Earthquake) History of the 1935 Earthquake

October 18, 1935, started as a pleasant autumn day for the Queen City of the Rockies. The temperature reached the high 60s. A Jack Benny film was headlining The Marlow Theater. High School students were celebrating ahead of Saturday’s football game against Butte.

Everything would chang

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