Yes, that was an earthquake that rattled Florida. Here are the details

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An earthquake was reported late Wednesday off the east coast of Florida, rattling many along the Space Coast hours before a rocket launch, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The 4.0 magnitude earthquake happened around 10:50 p.m. about 101 miles east of Cape Canaveral.

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The USGS received multiple reports of people in Melbourne, Palm Bay, St. Augustine and Cocoa who felt the quake.

According to the USGS, earthquakes of magnitude 10 or higher cannot happen. The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 in Chile back in 1960, according to their site.

Florida has felt earthquakes before. In September 2006, a 5.9 magnitude quake in the Gulf of Mexico was felt in Florida and other states.

The quake came ahead of the launch of NASA’s PACE mission, which lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The PACE, or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem, mission “will advance the assessment of ocean health by measuring the distribution of phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae that sustain the marine food web,” according to NASA.

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If you felt the earthquake, you can report it here and let us know about it in the comments section below.

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