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Minor quake jolts Alabama, Florida

Alabama October 24, 1997
Web posted at: 1:49 p.m. EDT (1749 GMT)

BREWTON, Alabama (CNN) -- A minor earthquake jolted southern Alabama and northwest Florida Friday, but there were no reports of injuries or major damage.

The magnitude 4.9 tremor struck shortly after 3:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m. EDT), and could be felt in areas stretching from the port cities of Mobile, Alabama, to Pensacola, Florida, according to a spokesman at the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado.

The earthquake was centered near the town of Brewton, Alabama. A magnitude 4.9 quake typically is not strong enough to inflict heavy damage.

 
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