A rare earthquake, magnitude 3.5, hit in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 5:15 pm just 10 miles south of Gulf Shores, Alabama – the site of the National Shrimp Festival and one of Yummy Jerky’s favorite yearly festivals. We loved Baldwin County and we do many festivals there including the Foley Balloon Festival, the Orange Beach Boat Show, Fairhope Art’s and Crafts Festival, Strawberry Festival and the Daphne Zydeco Festival. We also highly support the Spanish Fort Middle School Toro’s!

Earthquake Hits Baldwin County, Alabama

Here is a little news blurb:

The United States Geological Survey confirms a 3.5 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico.

It happened at 5:15 p.m. at coordinates 30.180°N, 87.848°W, about 10 miles off the coast, near the tip of the Fort Morgan Peninsula at the mouth of Mobile Bay.

The USGS has received 81 reports of light shaking. Most of those are from Orange Beach (34) and Dauphin Island (15). People have reported feeling the quake as far north as Birmingham, as far east as Port Richey, Florida and as far west as Saucier, Mississsippi.

Gene Longenecker, an earthquake expert who graduated from UMS-Wright, is the Southeast Earthquake Program Manager for FEMA. Longenecker says with quakes here on the coast, the most you expect is some light shaking.

Yummy Jerky – The Jerky Hut prays that everyone is safe and sound and we look forward to seeing everyone at this years events!