Walter John 217 Report post Posted September 10, 2006 That's what I saw on the Jungle board, true ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave-Vero 656 Report post Posted September 10, 2006 It was a 6.0 far out in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, according to USGS, about 10:55 am eastern daylight savings time. People apparently felt it on the Florida east coast. I think I was driving at the time, so missed it. Best news story is at the St. Petersburg Times. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palmarum 2,364 Report post Posted September 10, 2006 So thats what that noise was... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty on Pine Is. 39 Report post Posted September 10, 2006 I was outside at the time, and didnt feel a thing...it was a mid-plate tremor.......supposed to happen along boundaries and not in the middle of the plate.....atypical, anyway. And there was another one just this past Feb. Darn, missed that one too! ......hmmm, I wonder if this is a sign of some extra plate activity?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave-Vero 656 Report post Posted September 10, 2006 We may get some guesses from the experts this week. The Gulf doesn't have anything special on its deep floor, except, I guess, some deep oil-bearing sediments. Certainly no plate boundaries (look north of Puerto Rico for that--lots of earthquakes, and PR has suffered tsunamis). I'm sure oil companies are familiar with the Gulf terrain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SubTropicRay 123 Report post Posted September 11, 2006 Without a fault line....go figure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites