Two Earthquakes Confirmed in Southwest Alabama Today by USGS

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Two earthquakes have been confirmed to by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) near the town of Flomaton, AL today.

The first earthquake was a magnitude 2.5 and occurred around 11:33 AM CDT this morning. The second earthquake was a magnitude 2.8 and happened at 3:11 PM CDT this afternoon.

WEARTV Channel 3, the local ABC affiliate in Pensacola, FL, got multiple calls from viewers saying they “felt the tremors” this afternoon according to a report.

Since early March, there have now been seven earthquakes in either southwest Alabama or the western Florida Panhandle.

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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