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Both an earthquake and sonic boom shook parts of the Treasure Coast Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.. About three hours apart, the magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck at about 10:48 p.m ...
A search of USGS records dating to 1900 shows the region of ocean where the quake occurred has had only one other earthquake: A 3.3 magnitude quake on June 11, 2001, centered 86 miles off Saint ...
Earthquakes in the Southeastern United States are not common, but several strong events have occurred in the region. In 1879 close to St. Augustine, Florida an earthquake damaged plaster and forced dishes off counters, and in South Carolina the 1886 Charleston earthquake caused severe damage and was responsible for the deaths of sixty people. [3]
September 3, 2016 2016 Oklahoma earthquake Oregon: 8.7–9.2 January 26, 1700 1700 Cascadia earthquake Pennsylvania: 5.2 September 25, 1998 1998 Pymatuning earthquake Puerto Rico: 8.0–8.3 May 2, 1787 1787 Boricua earthquake Rhode Island: 4.7 June 10, 1951 [54] South Carolina: 6.9–7.3 August 31, 1886 1886 Charleston earthquake South Dakota: 4.5
In 2019, for instance, Florida recorded at least nine small earthquakes, mostly in the 2.0 magnitude range. In 2020, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Escambia County.
The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin time, location and earthquake magnitude) and fatality information from several sources. Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [ 1 ] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [ 2 ] which is complete to December 2005.
Sep. 25—Another earthquake shook Stephens County on Sunday night and multiple residents in the Duncan area reported feeling it. Sunday, Sept. 24's earthquake happened around 7:40 p.m. and ...
Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS. Seismic activity during the year 2024 was much lower than the rest of the 21st century, with only 100 earthquakes exceeding magnitude six, the lowest since 1982. [1] There were also no earthquakes exceeding ≥M8 for the third year in a row.