{"id":300647,"date":"2026-06-08T23:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300647\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T23:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:35:08","slug":"did-you-feel-it-these-florida-cities-were-impacted-by-an-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300647\/","title":{"rendered":"DID YOU FEEL IT? These Florida cities were impacted by an earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 On Monday afternoon, many cities throughout Florida experienced tremors after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred near Cuba and Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While many people in that stretch of the Caribbean felt the quake, its reach spread beyond to even the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n

Authorities reported that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake cropped up near Cuba on Monday, June 8 (U.S. Geological Survey)<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Geological Survey<\/a>, impacts from the earthquake were reported as far north as Tampa, though News 6 has also received calls from viewers in Central Florida \u2014 particularly in the Clermont area.<\/p>\n

The USGS has catalogued the reports statewide, detailing the distance of these reports from the earthquake and the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI<\/a>).<\/p>\n

MMI refers to the intensity of an earthquake\u2019s impact, including responses like people awakening, furniture moving, chimneys being damaged or even \u201ctotal destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scale is as follows:<\/p>\n

Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (U.S. Geological Survey)<\/p>\n

As shown in the scale, MMI ratings at IV or below don\u2019t tend to involve much structural damage.<\/p>\n

In the reports listed by the USGS, the impacts from Wednesday\u2019s earthquake ranged from an MMI of I – IV, with the ratings based on the observations reported.<\/p>\n

As of Monday afternoon, those reports are as follows:<\/p>\n

LocationZIP CodeDistanceNo. of ResponseMMIKey West33040406 km3IVCape Coral33914526 km3IIIFt. Myers33907534 km1IIINaples34117524 km1IIIPalmetto34221593 km4IIIFt. Myers33908525 km4IIIFt. Lauderdale33328614 km1IIINaples34113502 km1IIITampa33606632 km1IIIMiami33157580 km1III<\/p>\n

Florida residents who believe they felt the impact of the earthquake can click here<\/a> to report their experience to the USGS.<\/p>\n

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