Earthquake shakes Florida
A minor earthquake centered off the coast of Cuba shook the Sunshine State, rattling buildings from the Florida Keys to Orlando.
The 5.1 quake occurred off the coast of Northern Cuba, around 100 miles east of Havana although there was no risk of a tsunami.
Officials said no damage or injuries were reported but dozens of eyewitness accounts spoke of shuddering buildings in Key West.
The effect of the tremor was also felt as far north as Orlando, almost 400 miles from its epicenter.
Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the National Earthquake Information Center, said the shock waves extended so far because it hit close to the earth’s surface.
"It was definitely a moderate quake, on the lower side of what we consider moderate," he added.
Florida very rarely experiences seismic activity and only two minor tremors have occurred in the last 30 years. In 1982 a 4.5 magnitude quake hit, followed by 4.1 quake in 2005.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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