USGS CONFIRMS M4.0 EARTHQUAKE NEAR MT. CARMEL & POLLARD… I just spoke with the geophysicists at the U.S. Geological Survey who confirm that a magnitude 4.0 earthquake happened at 10:07AM, centered near the Alabama-Florida state line between Mt. Carmel, FL and Pollard, AL.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SHAKING ACROSS REGION… This earthquake was felt across much of the region, especially in parts of Escambia (AL), Santa Rosa, and Escambia (FL) counties. I was in our Brewton, AL studio location and felt the shaking and heard quite a bit of rattling in our building.
AN EXPLANATION OF OUR LOCAL EARTHQUAKES… You may remember our region having a slew of smaller quakes in spring of 2019. Check out this article in Newsweek describing why our area occasionally has earthquakes in this zone.