‘I thought I was going crazy’: Florida residents react to earthquake

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake west-northwest of Cuba on Monday afternoon caused tremors felt across Florida, reaching as far north as Jacksonville.

In Lake Worth Beach, Miriam Blanco Sharkey felt the shaking in her home and then noticed a mirrored door moving.

Video above: Buildings evacuated, rides stop after earthquake off coast of Cuba rocks Florida

“It was very shocking. It was wild. I thought I was going crazy. So, I asked my son, ‘Do you feel that, or is it just me?'” Sharkey said.

Jennifer Witkowski, who was in her office in Jupiter, also felt the tremors.

“For about 30 seconds, I felt this shaking, and I could literally feel the building shake,” Witkowski said.

The shaking was felt across the state, as far north as Jacksonville.

In Miami, some buildings were evacuated as a precaution.

The United States Geological Survey attributed the tremors to the earthquake near Cuba.

Dr. Shimon Wdowinski, a geophysics professor at Florida International University, said most earthquakes in Cuba happen to the south of the country.

This one was north of Cuba and therefore closer to Florida, allowing the shockwaves to reach the state.

Video below: Major earthquake off coast of Cuba rocks Florida; shaking reported at Disney World

“A building responds by shaking, and the upper part moves a little bit more than the lower part, so people can feel that,” Wdowinski said.

Wdowinski noted that while the shaking was unusual for Florida, it was far too minor to worry about.

Don’t tell that to Jennifer Witkowski.

“Hurricanes I can deal with,” she said. “Earthquakes, not so much.”