January 16, 2021 at 12:16 PM
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Did you feel rumbling and shaking on Friday afternoon in Coral Springs You weren’t alone.
People from Coral Springs to the Florida Keys reported what seemed like an earthquake, according to social media and news reports.
Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department got two calls from dispatch.
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There were no reports of major damage across the region, just confusion and curiosity from residents and public officials.
| Updated: 4:05 a.m.
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake was felt by Moab residents on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake happened in the area of Utah’s border with Colorado. The USGS said it occurred about 33 miles from Moab. Four people from Moab reported feeling the quake on the USGS’ website.
Jana Pursley, a USGS geophysicist, said the earthquake happened in a fairly remote area so it shouldn’t have affected any homes or buildings. She said people felt the earthquake from a distance.
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations said in a news release that the epicenter of the earthquake was in Paradox Valley in western Colorado. The earthquake happened in an area where there are frequently small earthquakes triggered by underground saltwater injection, according to the release. There have been 13 earthquakes, including the one today, of magnitude 3.0 or greater since 1997 within 16 miles of the epicenter of today’s quake.
strong enough to have been felt all the way in mexico city and guatemala city. that s right. do you have any information it s large enough it s large enough that it s going to be felt that far away. okay. large enough that it will be felt that far away. in terms of the data that you will be looking at, in terms of the hours ahead, what is it you ll be keeping an eye out for? i believe it will be working aftershocks to determine the rupture area of this earthquake. and we will be definitely keeping an eye on what the tsunami has been along the coast. okay. jana pursley, we appreciate you joining us and giving us the information you have at this point in time. we know this is a developing story, and you re working to get more data. so thank you for joining us at this point in time. i want to go right now to our own karen maginnis in atlanta, who is following not just irma, because we are keeping an eye on
hello, everyone. our coverage of hurricane irma continues in just a moment. we re also following the breaking news out of mexico where we re getting initial reports of a powerful earthquake striking in the sea off the coast of chiapas, mexico. the u.s. geological survey says it is a magnitude 8 tremor, felt as far away as mexico city. jana pursley of the u.s. geological survey joins me on the line now. thank you for being with us. what can you tell us about this magnitude 8 quake? good evening. the earthquake struck about 11:49 p.m. in chiapas, mexico. at this point the magnitude is still 8.0. it will be likely adjusted as the time goes on and we get more data. the quake is shallow. it has the potential of causing tsunami for the coast of mexico and central america, possibly south america as well.