This is weird. My daughter has been getting tropical cyclonic conditions in California before us and we get the earthquake, although we never felt it on the West Coast
It seems to happen every 15 to 20 years. The last earthquake off the coast of Daytona was a 3.7 and happened in 2016. Before that a 3.3 in 2001 and then it was 1973 before that. However, Daytona has been subjected to large rogue waves that have been speculated as to be the result of deep ocean seismic activity.
Years ago we were staying in a condo in Crescent Beach with extended family and one night we were outside and heard this weird “rumble” sound. Next morning we saw on the news that a rogue wave had hit Daytona.
Thanks. Native Floridian and did not realize. I don't remember if it was mentioned in Kathryn Miles' "Quakeland" which I read year ago, but if so, I forgot. Here is teh description for that book, which I enjoyed A journey around the United States in search of the truth about the threat of earthquakes leads to spine-tingling discoveries, unnerving experts, and ultimately the kind of preparations that will actually help guide us through disasters. It’s a road trip full of surprises. Earthquakes. You need to worry about them only if you’re in San Francisco, right? Wrong. We have been making enormous changes to subterranean America, and Mother Earth, as always, has been making some of her own. . . . The consequences for our real estate, our civil engineering, and our communities will be huge because they will include earthquakes most of us do not expect and cannot imagine—at least not without reading Quakeland. Kathryn Miles descends into mines in the Northwest, dissects Mississippi levee engineering studies, uncovers the horrific risks of an earthquake in the Northeast, and interviews the seismologists, structual engineers, and emergency managers around the country who are addressing this ground shaking threat. As Miles relates, the era of human-induced earthquakes began in 1962 in Colorado after millions of gallons of chemical-weapon waste was pumped underground in the Rockies. More than 1,500 quakes over the following seven years resulted. The Department of Energy plans to dump spent nuclear rods in the same way. Evidence of fracking’s seismological impact continues to mount. . . . Humans as well as fault lines built our “quakeland”. What will happen when Memphis, home of FedEx's 1.5-million-packages-a-day hub, goes offline as a result of an earthquake along the unstable Reelfoot Fault? FEMA has estimated that a modest 7.0 magnitude quake (twenty of these happen per year around the world) along the Wasatch Fault under Salt Lake City would put a $33 billion dent in our economy. When the Fukushima reactor melted down, tens of thousands were displaced. If New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant blows, ten million people will be displaced. How would that evacuation even begin? Kathryn Miles’ tour of our land is as fascinating and frightening as it is irresistibly compelling.
It occurred in the Florida Straits roughly along what would have been Florida's coastline approximately 20k years ago. Here's a good resource. Latest Earthquakes
The Midwest is capable of an 8.0 earthquake (see the new Madrid quakes in the early 19th century), the south is capable of a 7.0 or so quake (see the Charleston quake that rang bells in Boston), the northeast maybe a 6+ or so, the northwest a 9 (actually the most dangerous spot in the country on the cascadia fault) and the southwest an 8 plus on the San Andreas. There’s really no reprieve anywhere. We are overdue on the southern end of the San Andreas and coming up towards sue on New Madrid and Cascadia.
OT, but if you are around the area, you should be able to see a capsule coming in for splash down off the coast near Daytona around 8:30am
If I recall correctly from geology classes at UF, Florida is buffered from quakes by the thick limestone layer we sit on. It acts as a cushion to absorb energy, unlike other states that have much harder bedrock such as granite.
The number one reason is that Florida isn't near any major fault lines. But we have hurricanes and sinkholes so pick your poison!
