Florida had an earthquake this morning. The earthquake occured about 10 am. I managed to sleep through the whole thing.
Bummer.
According to the Central Florida News 13
The National Earthquake Center confirmed that a 6.0 magnitude earthquake registered in the Gulf of Mexico, shaking much of Florida.According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake was centered to the west of Ft. Myers and south of the Panhandle at 26.339°N, 86.568°W, at a depth 10 km (6.2 miles). That puts it 250 miles from Anna Maria, Florida, 251 miles from Holmes Beach, Florida and 260 miles from Clearwater, Florida.
There are no reports of damage at this time.
My aunt did feel the earthquake but at the time wasn't sure what it was. She told me it was just a short shake/rattle and that was it.
Orlando is a bit far from where the epicenter of the quake was located so we wouldn't have felt too much.
If I hear anymore I'll let you know.
Update: It was at 10:56 am. I was awake at that time and I didn't feel anything.
Jan says:
I live in northern California away from fault lines. Our earthquakes have always been sleepers from here too. Strangely we have relatives in Missouri who live on serious fault lines and they are afraid to visit here.
9/10/2006, 9:07 pmBruce -- Harper Blue says:
Be glad that (a) you didn't feel it, and (b) you don't have a Swedish rock band visiting your house that did. They would think it was Ragnarok and Roll
9/18/2006, 9:31 am