"Assessing the Tsunami Risk: Rare Earthquake Strikes off Florida's Cape Canaveral Coast"

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake off Florida's Space Coast has raised concerns about the possibility of a tsunami hitting the state. However, the likelihood of a tsunami being triggered by such an earthquake is very low, as tsunamis are typically caused by larger earthquakes with a magnitude over 7.0 near subduction zones. The nearest subduction zone to Florida is in the eastern Caribbean, and earthquakes of this magnitude are unlikely to trigger a tsunami, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.