Earthquake trackers at the U.S. Geological Survey are trying to determine whether five earthquakes detected near the Alabama/Florida border are related to drilling in the area.

two earthquakes -- one a 2.2, the other a 2.5 -- were detected in one week in March in Limestone County; and in February a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck just south of Fort Morgan in south Alabama.

While earthquakes do occur on occasion in Florida, what you felt last night wasn't an earthquake, at least according to the U ...

The earthquakes in Alabama range from 2.5 to 5.4, keeping it in the minor earthquake category. In this category damage that is reported is generally minimal and it is able to be felt.

No doubt you’ve seen the headlines coming out of southeastern California, however earthquakes are not limited to the West Coast. In April 2003, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook my freshman dorm ...

Still, earthquakes are not uncommon in Alabama. Since 1886, more than 400 earthquakes have been recorded in the state. Typically earthquakes only with a magnitude of 3.0 or higher can be felt.

Though not felt in Alabama, an earthquake that struck southern Indiana last month sent ripples through the ground that were recorded by a new seismic monitoring station near Centreville, nearly ...

Two magnitude 2.4 earthquakes hit Central Alabama in early November this year. (WSFA 12 News) With them occurring on consecutive days, does that mean we should expect more in the near future?

Historical earthquakes of Alabama. The Geological Survey of Alabama reports that on April 29, 2003, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Fort Payne, Alabama, causing damage to buildings, sinkholes ...

According the the U.S. Geological Survey, the documented history of small earthquakes in Alabama spans about 100 years and includes about six small- to moderate-sized damaging events.