A strong earthquake that struck the Gulf of America on Monday, sending shockwaves hundreds of miles away into Florida.
A 6.1 magnitude was detected west-northwest of Mantua, Cuba, with shaking reported as far north as Tallahassee.
The Gulf has historically experienced relatively few powerful earthquakes. Before this event, the strongest quakes recorded in the region were magnitudes 5.8 and 5.9, both in 2006.
Earthquakes exceeding magnitude 5 are uncommon in the Gulf, making a magnitude 6.1 tremor one of the strongest ever documented there and virtually unprecedented in the region’s recorded history.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said it was the second largest on record.
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