Earthquake 280 miles West of Fort Myers

[tedtim]

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/N_America.php

Magnitude6.0 (Strong)
Date-TimeSunday, September 10, 2006 at 14:07 (UTC)
Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 8:07 AM local
Location26.327°N, 86.571°W
Depth10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
RegionGULF OF MEXICO
Distances403 km (250 miles) WSW (251°) from Anna Maria, FL
404 km (251 miles) WSW (252°) from Holmes Beach, FL
404 km (251 miles) WSW (253°) from Bradenton Beach, FL
419 km (260 miles) WSW (245°) from Clearwater, FL
530 km (330 miles) SE (139°) from New Orleans, LA

 

[CBulla]

I appearently slept through it and heard nothing of it till... er.. 5pm or so.

 

[matts1w]

Were you under the water when the quake hit?
And did you run across and dead fish (unrelated subject)

I dont know if I was underwater or not at the exact moment of the quake, so...........maybe?

No dead fish. The red tide has not really been an isssue this far south lately (knock wood). We were west (maybe a little south) of Big Carlos Pass between Ft. Myers Beach and Bonita Beach.

 

[simbrooks]

Didnt feel a thing and knew nothing of it until this morning's news reports. We were out playing softball and none of us felt anything.

I also didnt know of any majors faults running through that kind of area. Any reports on that kind of info. Depending what kind of fault it is would determine if a tsunami might happen due to the plate/fault movement.

 

[CBulla]

"Shaken, not stirred" is my motto this year... I guess a little quake shake is our baddie for this year versus stirred in a circle by a hurricane...

 

[Scubastud16]

I dont know if I was underwater or not at the exact moment of the quake, so...........maybe?

No dead fish. The red tide has not really been an isssue this far south lately (knock wood). We were west (maybe a little south) of Big Carlos Pass between Ft. Myers Beach and Bonita Beach.

are you serious man? the red tide back home in naples is awful!

 

[deepstops]

are you serious man? the red tide back home in naples is awful!

Here's an update of where red tide is affecting stuff and where it isn't. This is only about a week or ten days old.

http://snipurl.com/wcgt

 

[michaelb51]

Here's an update of where red tide is affecting stuff and where it isn't. This is only about a week or ten days old.

http://snipurl.com/wcgt

This report is one week fresher...

Sept 15

 

[Walter]

I'm curious - why are we getting red tide updates in an earthquake thread?

 

[michaelb51]

I'm curious - why are we getting red tide updates in an earthquake thread?

Looks like Post #13 begat Posts #16, 17 and 18. Did it create a disturbance in the Force?