Published February 18, 2011
| Associated Press
- FORT MORGAN, Ala. – Federal officials say a minor earthquake has shaken southern Alabama, and people more than 200 miles away have reported feeling the temblor.
- The U.S. Geological Service says the 3.5-magnitude earthquake happened at 5:15 p.m. Friday. There were no immediate reports of damage.
- The epicenter was near the tip of the Fort Morgan Peninsula at the mouth of Mobile Bay, about 35 miles southeast of Mobile.
- Residents in the Pensacola area of the Florida panhandle also said they felt the earthquake, as did residents as far north as Birmingham, Ala.
- In 2008, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake hit the southwest Alabama town of Coffeeville, about 100 miles north of where Friday's quake struck.
- Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/18/earthquake-shakes-alabama-gulf-coast/#ixzz1EOLL8kyM
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/18/earthquake-shakes-alabama-gulf-coast/#ixzz1EOLL8kyM
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