2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake
- 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake
On September 10, 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center reported that a strong earthquake, ranking 6.0 on the Richter scale, occurred about 250 miles west-southwest of Anna Maria, Florida around 10:56 AM EDT.
The quake was reportedly felt from Louisiana to Florida. There were no reports of major damages or casualties [ [http://www.observernews.net/artman/publish/article_001724.shtml Observer News] ] . Items were knocked from shelves and seiches were observed in swimming pools in parts of Florida [ [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2006/usslav/#summary United States Geological Survey, 11 September 2006] ] . The earthquake was described by the USGS as a midplate earthquake, the largest and most widely felt recorded in the past three decades in the region]According to the September 11, 2006 issue of "The Tampa Tribune", earthquake tremors were last felt in Florida in 1952, recorded in Quincy, 20 miles northwest of Tallahassee.
References
*http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060911-earthquake.html
*http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/us/11quake.html?pagewanted=print
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