While earthquakes do occur on occasion in Florida, what you felt last night wasn't an earthquake, at least according to the U ...

The USGS records dating back to 1900 show only one real earthquake offshore in the Atlantic within 400 miles of the state's coast, a magnitude 3.2 in the Bahamas – about 75 miles east of Florida ...

Earthquake off the Florida coast on a launch night sends seismologists searching for answers, while U.S. Navy responds it wasn't them this time.

According to the University of Florida, geologists agree the largest earthquake ever recorded in Florida happened on Jan. 12, 1879, about 11:45 p.m. It measured 4.4. "A pair of 30-second tremors ...

There have been earthquakes in Florida, with most clustered in the northwestern Panhandle. A 4.4-magnitude quake hit the middle of the state in 1879.

USGS map of the 4.0 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 7, 2024 (USGS). In fact, Florida is one of only four states that had no earthquakes between 1975 and 1995.. However, that hasn’t stopped ...

A rare 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded off Florida's coast Wednesday night. The earthquake was felt from St. Augustine south to Vero Beach.

There have been earthquakes in Florida, with most clustered in the northwestern Panhandle. A 4.4-magnitude quake hit the middle of the state in 1879.

While earthquakes are rare in and around Florida, they do happen. One occurred Feb. 7, 2024, off Cape Canaveral. Over 200 others were reported that day.

Though Wednesday’s earthquake was located off Florida’s east coast, most earthquakes that impact the state occur near the Panhandle, according to the USGS. 4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Los ...

Still, earthquakes have been recorded in Florida as far back in history as 1879. In 1879, there was a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on the border of Putnam and Marion County in North Central Florida.

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.