Authorities say they're collecting reports from Floridians who felt shaking from a 4.0 magnitude earthquake off the state's Atlantic coast
    • Rhaedas@kbin.social
      18·
      10 months ago

      In areas that are prone to earthquakes, not really. This isn’t one of them, so it’s unusual and worth a report and determination of the source. A 4.0 at the epicenter would feel different farther depending on the material too - most of Florida wouldn’t transmit the energy well and slosh around a bit, unlike some bedrock that can carry the energy much farther. My real question would be if this is a natural cause, can there ever be a potential for seafloor movement that would power a tsunami (I don’t think so)? That would be far worse than the actual ground shaking for Florida coastline residents.

    • comador @lemmy.world
      10·
      10 months ago

      There is a direct correlation between the earthquake’s magnitude and its depth in how we feel them. The deeper it is, which can occur as shallow as 8 miles (13 km) deep all the way to 316 miles (500 km) deep, the less we feel it.

      So while a magnitude 4 is something most of us would normally sleep through on any given day (especially for those of us used to them), a shallow magnitude 4 would definitely knock over a tree (assuming it was above the epicenter).

      edit, further reading: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-magnitude-does-damage-begin-occur-earthquake

      • Thegods14@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        187·
        10 months ago

        Nah, felt and I live here. Everyday I can feel my life slipping from my own grip thanks to politique and cost gouging that is completely out of my control. The populace gratuitously vote for controlling policies and economic conditions that only further entrench them into poverty and effectively slavery. This place is hell on earth and having my life taken from my by mother earth seems much more favorable than working myself into my grave thanks to the oligarchy.

          • deft@lemmy.wtf
            56·
            10 months ago

            Everyone will die though. I understand the instincts to live or not wanna call for suffering but nobody did this it just happened.

            So regardless of what they want or what we say. The earthquake happened and literally everyone dies eventually.

            • JungleJim
              31·
              10 months ago

              Yeah but you don’t have to cheer about it

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      511·
      10 months ago

      Damn straight! Including millions of POC, women, liberals, immigrants, LGBT people and other scum!

      That is what you meant, right? Stand tall and put your money where your fucking mouth is child. Man the fuck up and say what you mean.