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Earthquake names and magnitudes may differ slightly from what is currently in the ComCat Earthquake Catalog since the sources of each may be different. [The 10 Biggest Earthquakes in History] According to the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), there have only been about 24 "seismic events" reported since 1727. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City.
NBC 6 South Florida 126,919 views Buildings in Miami were evacuated after vibrations from a powerful earthquake that struck between Cuba and Jamaica Tuesday afternoon were felt throughout South Florida. The largest earthquake on record for Florida occurred on 08/04/1946, with a depth of 51.2 miles and a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale in Miami Dade County, FL. xref trailer 378 0 obj <> endobj The United States Geological Survey reports the quake began at 2:10 p.m. and was centered 86 miles northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 87 miles west-southwest of Niquero, Cuba. This aspect of Florida's natural history … The state averages 285 earthquakes per year. “I go, ‘What do you mean the building moved?’ And then after I spoke to a few other people and went online, I read about an earthquake in Cuba and that’s when I put two and two together and figured we had an earthquake, or it was at least felt here in Miami.”Stein said he lived in California for 33 years and isn’t concerned about going back inside his building, but he spoke to some inside the nearby Bank of America building who said they saw doors slam shut.“I think the 49ers have done this to get the home-field advantage in the Super Bowl,” he said, alluding to the upcoming Super Bowl in South Florida between San Francisco and the Kansas City Chiefs.Hundreds of workers could be seen standing outside the Datran Center in the Dadeland area after evacuating the building, with police officers blocked traffic outside the buildings.Tenants at the Miami Tower in downtown spoke with the city of Miami hotline to report the building’s movement, but did not evacuate.Patrick Oppmann of CNN reports Cuban state media claims the earthquake was all across the island, with some of Havana’s taller buildings being evacuated. 0000001803 00000 n 0000003248 00000 n Russell deployed crews to survey more than a dozen affected buildings throughout the city.The Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center was already activated due to the Super Bowl, but is now adding additional agencies to deal with the earthquake and infrastructure in South Florida.Video from a Local 10 News viewer in Aventura showed the window shaking from side to side as the quake was felt in their home on the 30th floor of the Mystic Pointe apartments.Roy Stein, who lives on the 32nd floor of 1060 Brickell, said he saw all the commotion from his balcony and went outside to find out what was happening.“I spoke to somebody. The Earthquake Notification Service (ENS) is a free service that sends you automated notifications to your email or cell phone when earthquakes happen. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck between Cuba and Jamaica Tuesday afternoon, with shaking reported as far north as Miami. MIAMI – People all over Miami say they felt buildings swaying after a massive earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude was centered between the island nations of … There were no immediate reports of deaths, injuries or more severe damage, said Kevin Morales, editor-in-chief of the Cayman Compass newspaper.The islands see so few earthquakes that newsroom staff were puzzled when it hit, he said. 0000003143 00000 n A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica, according to … 0000003950 00000 n Another earthquake centered outside Florida was the 1886 Charleston earthquake. Earthquake Information for Florida. The Stephen P. Clark Government Center has been closed as a precaution.All Miami-Dade County courthouses have been evacuated and are expected to resume normal operations Wednesday.City of Miami Fire Rescue, with the help of engineers, deployed a drone in the Brickell area to search for cracks in concrete or any broken windows. 0000001836 00000 n 0000001470 00000 n