The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a 3.1M earthquake off the coast of Gulf Shores on Friday.

The earthquake occurred at 2:41 p.m.

The distance from the Gulf Shores coast to the hypocenter of the earthquake was 71.1 miles. The depth of the quake was 6.2 miles.

No tsunami watch or warning was issued.

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