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Florida is tied with North Dakota as having the fewest earthquakes of any US state. [7] Because Florida is not located near any tectonic plate boundaries, earthquakes are very rare, but not totally unknown. In January 1879, a shock occurred near St. Augustine. There were reports of heavy shaking that knocked plaster from walls and articles from ...
2011 Virginia earthquake Florida: 4.4 January 12, 1879 [43] Georgia (U.S. state) 4.5 March 5, 1914 [44] Guam: 8.1 September 22, 1902 [1] Hawaii: 7.9 April 2, 1868 1868 Hawaii earthquake Idaho: 6.9 October 28, 1983 1983 Borah Peak earthquake Illinois: 5.3 November 9, 1968 1968 Illinois earthquake Indiana: 5.1 September 27, 1909
Florida is tied for last place (with North Dakota) as having the fewest earthquakes of any US state. [13] Because Florida is not located near any tectonic plate boundaries, earthquakes are very rare, but not totally unknown. In January, 1879, a shock occurred near St. Augustine. There were reports of heavy shaking that knocked plaster from ...
What was Florida's largest earthquake? In 1879, the largest recorded earthquake in Florida measured in at a 4.4 magnitude possibly centered in the Palatka area on the border of Putnam and Marion ...
So California had to be "extra" and experience a hurriquake. Could that ever happen here?
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]
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.
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