VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 If you felt shaking along Florida\u2019s east coast on Thursday, you\u2019re not alone. But it wasn\u2019t an earthquake.<\/p>\n
A strong \u201cexperimental explosion\u201d was reported in the waters off Central Florida on Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/p>\n
The USGS website<\/a> indicates that the explosion happened around 3:04 p.m., roughly 91 miles east-northeast of Ponce Inlet.<\/p>\n Experimental explosion<\/p>\n Per the agency, the event registered a preliminary magnitude of 3.9. However, few other details about what may have caused the explosion have been provided at this time.<\/p>\n \u201cThe recorded ground motions from this event are more typical of an explosion than a naturally occurring earthquake,\u201d the USGS website reads. \u201cThe Navy has conducted Full Ship Shock Trials in this region in the past<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n News 6 has reached out to Navy officials for more information and is awaiting additional details.<\/p>\n