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Reports indicate a 4.0 magnitude earthquake near the Santa Rosa-Escambia County line

A 4.0 earthquake did occur along the Florida-Alabama line
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According to the US National Weather Service out of Mobile, Alabama, on Thursday morning there were a few reports of “possible seismic activity” from Santa Rosa County and Escambia County, AL.

The U.S. Geological Survey now reports that a 4.0 earthquake did occur along the Florida-Alabama line just to the northwest of Mount Carmel, Florida at 10:07am.

If you are in that area, did you feel it?

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