You probably didn’t feel it, but a minor earthquake was recorded in the Gulf, roughly 300 miles south-southeast of Pensacola, over the weekend.
The magnitude 3.9 earthquake happened at 8:22 p.m. on March, 29, according to the United States Geological Survey website.
One person from Lake Butler, Florida, reported the earthquake on the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map. They gave it a two on the intensity scale, which indicates weak shaking.
How rare are earthquakes in Florida?
Earthquakes are extremely rare in Florida. Over the past 20 years, Florida has only had two earthquakes reported on land, according to the USGS. Both earthquakes happened in the Florida Panhandle in 2019…