USGS Increases Magnitude of Jay Earthquake To 2.7, Moves Epicenter Closer To Century

March 7, 2019

Story updated to reflect new information from the USGS with increased magnitude, location closer to Century.

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported last night just outside Jay.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was centered 2.6 miles west-southwest of Jay at 10:45 p.m.. The epicenter was near the intersection of Nelsontown Road and Shell Road

At a magnitude 2.7, light shaking can be felt, but damage typically does not occur, according to the USGS..

Multiple NorthEscambia.com readers reported feeling the shake. Many reported their entire house shaking and items rattling.

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14 Responses to “USGS Increases Magnitude of Jay Earthquake To 2.7, Moves Epicenter Closer To Century”

  1. David Huie Green on March 10th, 2019 9:42 pm

    REGARDING:
    Mark 13:8

    It might be worth noting how hard it would be to find a year ever when all of those signs weren’t happening somewhere on Earth.

    David for readiness

  2. Jane on March 9th, 2019 11:18 am

    My prayers for all my family that lives in Jay and Century!

  3. Christopher Scott on March 8th, 2019 12:56 am

    Mark 13:8
    8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

  4. Christopher Scott on March 8th, 2019 12:52 am

    Google GEO-ENGINEERING and wake up everyone!

  5. EMD on March 7th, 2019 10:45 pm

    Tee-bug That was my first thought.

  6. mel on March 7th, 2019 7:30 pm

    was the town of century trying to write a check ?

  7. Bring it on on March 7th, 2019 7:22 pm

    They have predicted that California would break off and fall in the Pacific (which wouldn’t be a bad thing) but maybe it’s Florida that will fall off in the Gulf.

  8. Tc on March 7th, 2019 7:17 pm

    @jus saying … Can you & your family do without oil & gas ??. I think not so get real please..

  9. Byrneville on March 7th, 2019 4:28 pm

    Maybe the town of Jay needs to straighten up, looks like it was actually in Jay… 19 miles east of Century. The location marker is across the river in Santa Rosa County.

  10. K on March 7th, 2019 4:18 pm

    @ EzD

    Check the source here,
    https://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/resources/oilfield_review/ors00/sum00/p2_17.ashx

    “Seismicity in the Oil Field” – gives a great history of quite a few man made earthquakes. Like the filling of the reservoir behind Hoover Dam, among others.

    If anything, the quake near Jay today wouldn’t be the result of hydraulic fracturing, but more likely subsidence due to the normal extraction of oil and gas from existing plays.

    The paper does do the idea of fracturing-driven earthquakes some justice, but to automatically attribute it to that when so many other factors are there isn’t the first conclusion to draw.

    Pay attention to this quote from the article:
    “The [geologic] situation in regions of hydrocarbon recovery is not always well understood. In some places, extraction of fluid induces seismicity; in others, injection induces seismicity.”
    [added for context]

    guess those years in the oil field paid off a bit for me…

  11. EzD on March 7th, 2019 2:10 pm

    What the FRACK!?

  12. Just saying on March 7th, 2019 1:46 pm

    Keep drilling for oil n stuff we going to end up lot more

  13. Mary on March 7th, 2019 1:41 pm

    Oh Lord there was no light shaking
    Our house felt like a truck ran into it
    Water bed literally shook so nooo light
    Shaking

  14. Tee-bug on March 7th, 2019 1:15 pm

    See even the good Lord is trying to get Century to straighten up and do right

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