ORLANDO, Fla. – On Monday afternoon, many cities throughout Florida experienced tremors after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred near Cuba and Mexico.
While many people in that stretch of the Caribbean felt the quake, its reach spread beyond to even the Sunshine State.
Authorities reported that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake cropped up near Cuba on Monday, June 8 (U.S. Geological Survey)
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, impacts from the earthquake were reported as far north as Tampa, though News 6 has also received calls from viewers in Central Florida — particularly in the Clermont area.
The USGS has catalogued the reports statewide, detailing the distance of these reports from the earthquake and the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI).
MMI refers to the intensity of an earthquake’s impact, including responses like people awakening, furniture moving, chimneys being damaged or even “total destruction.”
The scale is as follows:
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (U.S. Geological Survey)
As shown in the scale, MMI ratings at IV or below don’t tend to involve much structural damage.
In the reports listed by the USGS, the impacts from Wednesday’s earthquake ranged from an MMI of I – IV, with the ratings based on the observations reported.
As of Monday afternoon, those reports are as follows:
LocationZIP CodeDistanceNo. of ResponseMMIKey West33040406 km3IVCape Coral33914526 km3IIIFt. Myers33907534 km1IIINaples34117524 km1IIIPalmetto34221593 km4IIIFt. Myers33908525 km4IIIFt. Lauderdale33328614 km1IIINaples34113502 km1IIITampa33606632 km1IIIMiami33157580 km1III
Florida residents who believe they felt the impact of the earthquake can click here to report their experience to the USGS.
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