Earthquake Reported Off West Florida Coast!

[Stormavoider]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

If you are being fair or not, earthquakes don't happen in the gulf or in Florida. This is to date an extremely rare event. I think there will be reams of scientific study to follow this event. I think it will be studied along with the February quake south of Louisiana.

[hurricanefloyd5]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JonathanBelles]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what was it then??

[huricanwatcher]

hurricanefloyd5, It was an earthquake..... as reported by all the major news agencys? how do you figure?

[kevin]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[huricanwatcher]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahahaha

[TampaSteve]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

If you are being fair or not, earthquakes don't happen in the gulf or in Florida. This is to date an extremely rare event. I think there will be reams of scientific study to follow this event. I think it will be studied along with the February quake south of Louisiana.

Yup...Florida is one of the most seismically quiet places on Earth...and let's all hope they stay rare and relatively weak...just like the storms in the Atlantic basin so far this year...

[hurricanefloyd5]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what was it then??

when i say not a true EARTHQUAKE i mean it didn't happen on a faultline the local news said something like some kind of disk slipped and thats what cause the EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!

[johngaltfla]

I felt it, but didn't tell anyone til just now when I read the report. It was weird. WOW 2 hurricanes and an earthquake in FL.. Time for me to move on!

I felt it too this morning. Thought it was really, really strange. Then I thought, nah, someone's blasting or a plane was too low going supersonic.

Then I got home, turned on the news and wow.

Time to move...

Hurricanes...ok
Snow Birds...barely tolerable, but ok
Earthquakes......

[TampaSteve]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what was it then??

when i say not a true EARTHQUAKE i mean it didn't happen on a faultline the local news said something like some kind of disk slipped and thats what cause the EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!

Uh...did the ground shake over a wide area? Yes. It was an earthquake.

[WindRunner]

Earthquake is earthquake . . . no matter why.

[cinlfla]

I felt it, but didn't tell anyone til just now when I read the report. It was weird. WOW 2 hurricanes and an earthquake in FL.. Time for me to move on!

I felt it too this morning. Thought it was really, really strange. Then I thought, nah, someone's blasting or a plane was too low going supersonic.

Then I got home, turned on the news and wow.

Time to move...

Hurricanes...ok
Snow Birds...barely tolerable, but ok
Earthquakes......

"Snow Birds...barely tolerable, but ok" LOL, yep that one is at the top of the list.

[kenl01]

Isn't that great guys ?

No hurricanes this year, but maybe some quakes for a change ?

At least some action going on in Florida and the NE Gulf, eh ?

Maybe you guys could become "earthquake chasers" in a few years !

[kevin]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what was it then??

when i say not a true EARTHQUAKE i mean it didn't happen on a faultline the local news said something like some kind of disk slipped and thats what cause the EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!

If you drop a bomb from a plane it will cause the ground to move and this is called a microquake. Earthquakes are just movements of the earth. This was certainly an earthquake.

Was it different from others? Perhaps. We do not know if there is a faultline there or not, because the area hasn't been investigated. That still doesn't change the name of the phenomena.

[hurricanefloyd5]

im not satying it wasn't an EARTHQUAKE but it wasn't a ture one yes it was one but it wasn't a ture one thats all im saying here!!!!!!!!!!!

[hurricanefloyd5]

Earthquake History of Florida

This could be taken in two ways.
1. It's not the first time Florida has been shook.
2. This is the first time in modern history that Florida has had a seismic event.

To be fair, this was not an earthquake in Florida. It was in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a 6.0 centered under the peninsula would be a whole different story!

it was not a true EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what was it then??

when i say not a true EARTHQUAKE i mean it didn't happen on a faultline the local news said something like some kind of disk slipped and thats what cause the EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!

If you drop a bomb from a plane it will cause the ground to move and this is called a microquake. Earthquakes are just movements of the earth. This was certainly an earthquake.

Was it different from others? Perhaps. We do not know if there is a faultline there or not, because the area hasn't been investigated. That still doesn't change the name of the phenomena.

well i heard on TV that there was not a faultline there!!!!!!!

[TampaSteve]

im not satying it wasn't an EARTHQUAKE but it wasn't a ture one yes it was one but it wasn't a ture one thats all im saying here!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, it WAS a TRUE earthquake! The seismic record of the event shows that it originated in the Earth's crust under the Gulf of Mexico, so I don't know how much "truer" it could be.

[kevin]

Chill its cool. Call it whatever you want.

[hurricanefloyd5]

well everybody here can say what they want but im calling it as i hear and see it!!

[TampaSteve]

well i heard on TV that there was not a faultline there!!!!!!!

You mean there wasn't a KNOWN fault line there!

The Northridge quake in 1994 occurred along a previously unknown fault line in Southern California. It was very much a true earthquake...and I should know...I was there...not fun, not fun at all...