SANTA ROSA COUNTY EARTHQUKES

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed Saturday that were actually two earthquakes last Thursday near the Florida/Alabama state line. A magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 10:07 a.m. was centered just south of Old Highway 31 near Pollard, Alabama, or about 4 miles northeast of Century. A weaker magnitude 2.0 earthquake occurred about three hours later at 1:17 p.m. The USGS said Saturday their data shows it was located in Escambia County, Florida, about a mile northeast of Fischer Landing in Century between Oil Company Road and the Escambia River. There was no damage reported from either earthquake.