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Rare Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of Florida
weather.com ^ | 7/17/16 | Pam Wright

Posted on 07/17/2016 12:02:52 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper

A small but rare earthquake struck about 100 miles off Daytona Beach, Florida, in the Atlantic Ocean, reports the Associated Press.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck around 4 p.m. Saturday. There are no reports of damage or that it was felt on land.

...The USGS says earthquakes of less than magnitude 5.4 rarely cause damage. There are about 930,000 such quakes recorded worldwide each year or about 2,500 per day.

According to the Florida’s Department Environmental Protection, the sunshine state sits on a section of the North American Plate that is less active than the section situated under California.

(Excerpt) Read more at weather.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: geology
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1 posted on 07/17/2016 12:02:52 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Florida. There you have it.


2 posted on 07/17/2016 12:04:30 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Did you get pears?)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Surf’s Up!


3 posted on 07/17/2016 12:04:40 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: SoFloFreeper
3.7?
CHUMP CHANGE!

Things don't REALLY start to rock 'n roll until the Richter scale hits a 5.0. THEN, it's time to ROCK 'N ROLL!!

4 posted on 07/17/2016 12:05:26 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: SoFloFreeper

Clearly caused by Climate Change.


5 posted on 07/17/2016 12:06:00 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: Regulator

Fracking.


6 posted on 07/17/2016 12:08:42 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: SoFloFreeper

Why i won’t live there, tsunami safe zone.


7 posted on 07/17/2016 12:09:50 PM PDT by Daniel Ramsey
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To: SamAdams76

One off the coast of Japan yesterday or the day before.


8 posted on 07/17/2016 12:12:50 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true ... and it ticks people off)
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To: NautiNurse

ping!


9 posted on 07/17/2016 12:13:45 PM PDT by nutmeg (Hillary's Lies Matter)
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To: cloudmountain
3.7? CHUMP CHANGE!

True, but this was Florida, so their earthquake had naked meth freaks running around trying to eat peoples' faces.

And of course, there were the alligators...

10 posted on 07/17/2016 12:14:35 PM PDT by SIDENET
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To: SoFloFreeper

bad omen for obama......


11 posted on 07/17/2016 12:16:22 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP ....Opabinia can teach us a lot)
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To: Larry Lucido
Perhaps it was Bush's fault!

Okay, it's Florida... So blame Jeb Bush.

12 posted on 07/17/2016 12:34:47 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: SoFloFreeper

Just another day in the Bermuda Triangle.


13 posted on 07/17/2016 12:36:50 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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3.7? CHUMP CHANGE!

True, but this was Florida, so their earthquake had naked meth freaks running around trying to eat peoples' faces.

Lol! Good one.
The alligators might even be WORSE after they've eaten someone who has meth in his blood.

GATORS ON METH...YIKES!!!

Worse, even, than "dykes on bikes."

14 posted on 07/17/2016 12:41:08 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: SoFloFreeper

Boy, if Florida started shaking the ground would look as though it were melting. Earthquakes and sand are not good company.


15 posted on 07/17/2016 12:47:07 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

So Florida is going to become an island. I guess it’s globull warming. Omama can’t blame this on too many guns. But I’m sure he will try.


16 posted on 07/17/2016 12:53:53 PM PDT by seawolf101
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To: SoFloFreeper

Last time I was in Miami I thought I was in another country. Last time I was in Key West I thought I was in San Francisco.


17 posted on 07/17/2016 1:09:02 PM PDT by donozark (My thoughts are not very deep. But they are of and inquisitive nature.)
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I remember even back in the 70s there was a bumper sticker that said, “Will the last American in Miami please bring the flag.”


18 posted on 07/17/2016 1:10:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SoFloFreeper

Possible whale fart.


19 posted on 07/17/2016 1:13:48 PM PDT by AndrewB (FUBO)
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To: AndrewB

20 posted on 07/17/2016 1:14:38 PM PDT by dfwgator
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