We just felt an earthquake in South Florida. Have there been others?
An earthquake felt in Florida on Monday wasn’t the first time Miami, the Keys and other parts of the state got all shook up.
In 2004, a Cuban earthquake shook shades and chandeliers in some Miami high-rises. The quake fallout didn’t cause any major damage or injuries.
And in 2020, a Caribbean earthquake off Jamaica caused some downtown Miami buildings to sway along with the palms.
The force of that earthquake six years ago traveled several hundred miles away to South Florida cut the workday short for employees in several buildings and spurring some road shutdowns.
In the Florida Keys, lights flickered and boats rocked a bit more than usual. Across the region, authorities reported no injuries or damage. County administrators at first couldn’t say whether a water-main break near the intersection of Bird Road and Southwest 84th Avenue was a result of seismic activity.
In Miami, employees back then streamed out of several downtown offices, including the 29-story administrative headquarters of Miami-Dade County’s government, the Stephen P. Clark Center. Workers also left the Miami-Dade County Courthouse, Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse, Overtown Child Support Division and Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center.
Monday’s 6.1 earthquake off Cuba also shuttered the seat of Miami-Dade County government and briefly paralyzed the county’s rail system after employees reported shaking in downtown Miami’s Stephen P. Clark Government Center and transit hub. County Hall was shut down shortly after 2 p.m. due to “reports of the building shaking,” according to a county email posted on social media.