A 4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes residents along the east coast of Florida

Authorities are collecting reports from Florida residents who felt shaking from a 4.0 magnitude earthquake off the East Coast, the National Weather Service said.

The quake occurred just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Cape Canaveral, according to the US Geological Survey.

More than 100 people reported feeling the quake, which struck at a depth of six miles off the coast. Authorities said no serious damage or injuries were reported.

This was done just hours before the launch of SpaceX Pace, NASA's newest climate satellite that will survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in a three-year mission.

The last known earthquake occurred in 2020 in the Panhandle town of Jay, just south of the Alabama border, the survey indicates.

Experts say earthquakes are relatively rare in Florida and off the Florida coast.

“It's a stable area,” said Paul Earle, a seismologist with the US Geological Survey. “However, as we have just learned, there are earthquakes but they are very rare compared to other areas.”

In September 2006, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, and was felt by residents of Florida and other states.

In parts of Florida, items fell off shelves, and some Floridians saw waves in their swimming pools during the 2006 earthquake, according to USGS reports.

This earthquake was felt throughout Florida, and even in many other southern states including Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and the Carolinas.

In 1879, an earthquake that struck North Florida — believed to be among the strongest in the state's history — woke residents up and knocked kitchen utensils off their shelves, according to an account from the University of Florida.

Earle said the USGS sometimes receives reports of earthquakes that are later identified as sonic booms or military tests. He added that most indicators indicate that Wednesday's earthquake was a natural earthquake.

WUSF staff writer Carl Lisciandrello contributed to this report.

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