Earthquake in the Gulf

[KingpinSVT]

So this morning I get out of bed. Eat some breakfast, and sit down at my desk. While sitting at the computer, my desk started to shake (its kinda wobbly). Im like "WTF was that? Is a sinkhole opening up under my house?" Then like 2 min. later it happened again. I had no idea WTF it was so I dismissed it.

Then just now Im watching the news and there was an earthquake in the gulf! Crazy!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/09/10/gulf.quake/

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A strong, 6.0 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico was felt throughout the Southeast but caused no apparent damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was not powerful enough to trigger a tsunami warning.
The quake, about 250 miles west of Tampa, Florida, was "pretty unusual" for the area, although a 5.2 magnitude quake was recorded nearby in February, said USGS seismic analyst Jessica Sigala.
People as far away as Atlanta -- about 530 miles from the quake's center -- called into local television stations to report feeling tremors at 10:56 a.m. ET.
Sigala said that since the surrounding terrain is fairly flat, the earthquake would travel far and fast. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said.
About an hour after the earthquake, 904 people from 365 separate ZIP codes in the Southeast had filed online reports to the USGS that they had felt the quake.
Florida and Georgia led the list with hundreds of reports each, while a handful of reports also came from Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana residents.
The most distant reports came from Rosman, North Carolina, and Pickens, South Carolina, both about 600 miles from the quake's center.

[Pienstars]

Holy shat!!! I felt it too but never thought it would be an earthquake. I meen c'mon, all these hurricanes and now we have to deal with earthquakes too!!!

[Kremithefrog]

I didn't feel anything. Then again, I was just starting to wake up, may still have been asleep.

[MapOfTaziFoSho]

And now I remember why MI farking rocks!! Although I would like to stick out a hurricane and experience an earthquake. Tornados are fun and so is being knocked to the ground by a lightning strike!

[rouar]

New England had a small earthquake several years ago but it occurred at like 3am and wasn't even felt by my area. There are a lot of fault lines in the Northeast and we're supposedly due for a major one any time now.

I need to move to Florida .. you guys get all the exciting weather!

[KingpinSVT]

Well I wouldnt call this something we have to "deal" with in FL. Hurricanes yes, earthquakes no.

There are faults everywhere. Things like this happen from time to time.

You couldnt pay me to live in MI. I left FL, and decided I wanted to come back. The lifestyle here is something I could not duplicate anywhere else in this country. Im on the boat almost every weekend, whether it be at the lake or the ocean. I go into the forest and ride my 4 wheeler often. I like to shoot, fish, take a boat ride on the lake, or just hang out on the beach. The gulf coast and the atlantic coast are two different places each with their own offerings.

Like last Wednesday I went fishing on the lake before work. Cant do stuff like that anywhere else.

[Renee]

ok, my mom lives in Ocala too, and she said she didn't feel anything. Strange. Obviously she wasn't paying attention. She lived in San Francisco for a long time, so she knows what they feel like.

[todras]

Tornados are fun

When was the last time we got a tornado that actually did something measurable?