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3.8 magnitude earthquake happened in Alabama Thursday morning

3 Sep 2020, 11:02 am

The United States Geological Survey said a 3.8 magnitude earthquake happened this morning near Pollard, Alabama. Pollard is near the Florida-Alabama state line.

The earthquake happened around 10:07 CT and was around 4 km deep.

Reports of light shaking happened as far away as Dothan, Alabama, over 100 miles away. No damage was reported to the USGS as of noon CT.

According to the USGS this part of Alabama and Florida are part of the Bahamas Fracture Seismic Zone. This area includes east Mississippi near Meridian through southwest Alabama and part of the Florida panhandle.

Let us know if you felt the earthquake!

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Kara has always been passionate about weather and knew from an early age that she wanted to become a meteorologist. Living in different regions of the country and experiencing weather events ranging from ice storms to tornadoes drove her to pursue a bachelor's degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. Throughout college, storm chasing became a regular event for Kara, where she saw fir... Load Morest-hand the power of the atmosphere. Kara graduated cum laude from OU and decided to further her meteorology education with a Master's degree from Mississippi State University. The deadly April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak struck while Kara was studying at MSU; her first “Dixie Alley” tornado event and an up close glimpse into the destruction of the storms she so closely studied. Her broadcast career began in Elvis’ birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi, where she earned her Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society. Kara's career has included coverage of all types of severe weather including tornado events, flooding and tropical systems across multiple southern states. Recently she helped cover the 2020 Easter Sunday deadly tornado outbreak in southeast Mississippi. In her free time, you can find Kara outdoors exploring new areas with her mini poodle,Truffles. Kara is also an avid runner and frequently races in 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons.

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