Residents on the Treasure Coast are reeling with surprise after the U.S. Geological Survey said a 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit off of Florida’s coast in a rare occurrence.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Keith Snyder, who was visiting Vero Beach, said. “It’s kind of crazy, right?”
“Wow, I didn’t even realize it was that,” Vero Beach resident Hannah Bellis said. “I didn’t feel anything, so I was surprised to see my friend text me about it.”
The USGS said the earthquake happened about 100 east of Cape Canaveral in the Atlantic Ocean at around 10:48 p.m. Wednesday.
“That’s weird!” Vero Beach resident Rashad said. “In the state of Florida, I never heard about no earthquake, so that’s weird.”
“We never felt it,” Vero Beach resident Linda Hillman said.
Her husband agreed.
“Nothing,” Steve Hillman said.
WPTVMany people in Indian River County told WPTV they didn’t feel the quake, but according to the USGS, people from Palm Coast down through Stuart said they felt or heard the tremors. One of those is Vero Beach resident Ruth Carter.