EARTHQUAKE REPORT...PRELIMINARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1120 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2005
EARTHQUAKE WEAKLY FELT BY RESIDENTS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING.
NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED.
AT 1056 AM EDT...AN EARTHQUAKE WAS WEAKLY FELT BY MANY ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE EARTHQUAKE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 253 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA, FL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE
EARTHQUAKE WAS 6.0 MAGNITUDE.
ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE WHEN IT IS RECEIVED
FROM THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN COLORADO.
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Earthquake Reported Off West Florida Coast!
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Public Information Statement
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1225 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006
...EARTHQUAKE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING...
THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGIC SURVEY REPORTS A 6.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
OCCURRED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...AT 1056 AM EDT. THE EPICENTER OF
THE QUAKE WAS AT LATITUDE 26.34 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 86.57
WEST...APPROXIMATELY 253 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA OR APPROXIMATELY 257 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SARASOTA
FLORIDA.
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS WEAKLY TO MODERATELY FELT BY NUMEROUS RESIDENTS
THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AT AROUND 11:00 AM
EDT.
AT THIS TIME THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF DEATHS...INJURIES OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES
WILL BE PROVIDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN COLORADO.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1225 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006
...EARTHQUAKE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING...
THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGIC SURVEY REPORTS A 6.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
OCCURRED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...AT 1056 AM EDT. THE EPICENTER OF
THE QUAKE WAS AT LATITUDE 26.34 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 86.57
WEST...APPROXIMATELY 253 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA OR APPROXIMATELY 257 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SARASOTA
FLORIDA.
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS WEAKLY TO MODERATELY FELT BY NUMEROUS RESIDENTS
THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AT AROUND 11:00 AM
EDT.
AT THIS TIME THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF DEATHS...INJURIES OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES
WILL BE PROVIDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN COLORADO.
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RD/TD/JC
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ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
139 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR MAGNITUDE
...EARTHQUAKE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING...
AT 1056 AM EDT...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGIC SURVEY REPORTED THAT A
6.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE (CORRECTED FROM EARLIER 5.8) OCCURRED IN
THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA OR 355 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ORLANDO
FLORIDA. THE EPICENTER OF THE QUAKE WAS AT LATITUDE 26.34 NORTH
AND LONGITUDE 86.57 WEST. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A TREMOR FROM THIS
EARTHQUAKE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH FEWER
REPORTS OVER NORTH FLORIDA. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANY OF
THE CALLERS.
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ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
139 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR MAGNITUDE
...EARTHQUAKE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING...
AT 1056 AM EDT...THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGIC SURVEY REPORTED THAT A
6.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE (CORRECTED FROM EARLIER 5.8) OCCURRED IN
THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA OR 355 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ORLANDO
FLORIDA. THE EPICENTER OF THE QUAKE WAS AT LATITUDE 26.34 NORTH
AND LONGITUDE 86.57 WEST. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A TREMOR FROM THIS
EARTHQUAKE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH FEWER
REPORTS OVER NORTH FLORIDA. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANY OF
THE CALLERS.
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The GOM has long been considered at minimal risk for earthquakes.This 6.0 is a HUGE deal.Especially coming off the 5.2 this past February off the coast of Louisiana . Technonic plates awakening in the Gulf? Can you imagine what would happen if a tsunami producing quake occured in this region? 
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I just spoke to a friend who works at St. Lucie Co. 911 center and I told him about the quake. He didn't believe me at first! I read the news release to him and then he told me about a call at 11:00 a.m. from a lady who lived in a high rise apartment in Ft. Pierce who said her whole building was shaking. He sent an officer out and they thought the lady was a little crazy. She insited that she felt something. Needless to say, the building inspectors are on the way over there now. 
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sfwx wrote:I just spoke to a friend who works at St. Lucie Co. 911 center and I told him about the quake. He didn't believe me at first! I read the news release to him and then he told me about a call at 11:00 a.m. from a lady who lived in a high rise apartment in Ft. Pierce who said her whole building was shaking. He sent an officer out and they thought the lady was a little crazy. She insited that she felt something. Needless to say, the building inspectors are on the way over there now.
Eric
Guess she wasn't so crazy after all. She has a big "i told ya so" she can proclaim now *snickers*
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canegrl04 wrote:The GOM has long been considered at minimal risk for earthquakes.This 6.0 is a HUGE deal.Especially coming off the 5.2 this past February off the coast of Louisiana . Technonic plates awakening in the Gulf? Can you imagine what would happen if a tsunami producing quake occured in this region?
A tsunami in the Gulf would make Katrina look minor. The fact that they have little or no warning means that the death toll would be in the tens of hundreds of thousands. New Orleans would be the worst of all - think of a higher surge than Katrina, with no warning!
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CrazyC83 wrote:canegrl04 wrote:The GOM has long been considered at minimal risk for earthquakes.This 6.0 is a HUGE deal.Especially coming off the 5.2 this past February off the coast of Louisiana . Technonic plates awakening in the Gulf? Can you imagine what would happen if a tsunami producing quake occured in this region?
A tsunami in the Gulf would make Katrina look minor. The fact that they have little or no warning means that the death toll would be in the tens of hundreds of thousands. New Orleans would be the worst of all - think of a higher surge than Katrina, with no warning!
yea i was thinkn bout that. im lucky i live down the street from a police/fire station and they would have gotten the word out.
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Earthquake History of Florida
Although Florida is not usually considered to be a state subject to earthquakes, several minor shocks have occurred there. Only one of these caused damage. Additional shocks of doubtful seismic origin also are listed in earthquake documents.
A shock occurred near St. Augustine, in the northeast part of the State, in January 1879. The Nation's oldest permanent settlement, founded by Spain in 1565, reported that heavy shaking knocked plaster from walls and articles from shelves. Similar effects were noted at Daytona Beach, 50 miles south. At Tampa, the southernmost point of the felt area, the trembling was preceded by a rumbling sound at 11:30 p.m. Two shocks were reported in other areas, at 11:45 p.m. and 11:55 p.m. The tremor was felt through north and central Florida, and at Savannah, Georgia.
In January 1880, Cuba was the center of two strong earthquakes that sent severe shock waves through the town of Key West, Florida. The tremors occurred at 11 p.m. on January 22 and at 4 a.m. on the 23rd. At Buelta Abajo and San Christobal, Cuba, many buildings were thrown down and some people were killed.
The next tremor to be felt by Floridians also centered outside the State. It was the famous Charleston, South Carolina, shock in August 1886. The shock was felt throughout northern Florida, ringing church bells at St. Augustine and severely jolting other towns along that section of Florida's east coast. Jacksonville residents felt many of the strong aftershocks that occurred in September, October, and November 1886.
On June 20, 1893, Jacksonville experienced another slight shock, apparently local, that lasted about 10 seconds. Another minor earthquake shook Jacksonville at 11:15 a.m., October 31, 1900. It caused no damage.
A sudden jar caused doors and windows to rattle at Captiva in November 1948. The apparent earthquake was accompanied by sounds like distant heavy explosions. Captiva is located on Captiva Island, in the Gulf west of Fort Myers.
On November 18, 1952, a slight tremor was felt by many at Quincy, a small town about 20 miles northwest of Tallahassee. Windows and doors rattled, but no serious effects were noted. One source notes, "The shock interfered with writing of a parking ticket." It didn't say in what way.
The three Florida shocks of doubtful seismic origin rumbled through the Everglades - La Belle - Fort Myers area in July 1930, Tampa in December 1940, and the Miami - Everglades - Fort Myers area in January 1942. Most authorities attribute these incidents to blasting, but a few contend they were seismic.
Although Florida is not usually considered to be a state subject to earthquakes, several minor shocks have occurred there. Only one of these caused damage. Additional shocks of doubtful seismic origin also are listed in earthquake documents.
A shock occurred near St. Augustine, in the northeast part of the State, in January 1879. The Nation's oldest permanent settlement, founded by Spain in 1565, reported that heavy shaking knocked plaster from walls and articles from shelves. Similar effects were noted at Daytona Beach, 50 miles south. At Tampa, the southernmost point of the felt area, the trembling was preceded by a rumbling sound at 11:30 p.m. Two shocks were reported in other areas, at 11:45 p.m. and 11:55 p.m. The tremor was felt through north and central Florida, and at Savannah, Georgia.
In January 1880, Cuba was the center of two strong earthquakes that sent severe shock waves through the town of Key West, Florida. The tremors occurred at 11 p.m. on January 22 and at 4 a.m. on the 23rd. At Buelta Abajo and San Christobal, Cuba, many buildings were thrown down and some people were killed.
The next tremor to be felt by Floridians also centered outside the State. It was the famous Charleston, South Carolina, shock in August 1886. The shock was felt throughout northern Florida, ringing church bells at St. Augustine and severely jolting other towns along that section of Florida's east coast. Jacksonville residents felt many of the strong aftershocks that occurred in September, October, and November 1886.
On June 20, 1893, Jacksonville experienced another slight shock, apparently local, that lasted about 10 seconds. Another minor earthquake shook Jacksonville at 11:15 a.m., October 31, 1900. It caused no damage.
A sudden jar caused doors and windows to rattle at Captiva in November 1948. The apparent earthquake was accompanied by sounds like distant heavy explosions. Captiva is located on Captiva Island, in the Gulf west of Fort Myers.
On November 18, 1952, a slight tremor was felt by many at Quincy, a small town about 20 miles northwest of Tallahassee. Windows and doors rattled, but no serious effects were noted. One source notes, "The shock interfered with writing of a parking ticket." It didn't say in what way.
The three Florida shocks of doubtful seismic origin rumbled through the Everglades - La Belle - Fort Myers area in July 1930, Tampa in December 1940, and the Miami - Everglades - Fort Myers area in January 1942. Most authorities attribute these incidents to blasting, but a few contend they were seismic.
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