Earthquake strikes Alabama gulf coast

By JEFF MARTIN

Associated Press

FORT MORGAN, Ala. - Authorities say a 3.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken southern Alabama, and people have reported feeling the quake as far away as Birmingham, Ala.

Residents in the Pensacola area of the Florida panhandle also say they felt the quake, according to reports from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Information from the Geological Survey indicates the quake happened at 5:15 p.m. Friday.

Officials say the epicenter was near the tip of the Fort Morgan Peninsula at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Baldwin County.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

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