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A very small earthquake occurred on Tue Apr 2, 2019 at about 02:51:13 CDT (Apr 2, 2019 07:51:13 UTC) 3.39 km south of Highlands, NC. The magnitude was 1.9.

    Origin Time: 2019/04/02 07:51:13.0500
      Magnitude: 1.9
     Hypocenter: 35.02683 deg latitude -83.21484 deg longitude 
          Depth: 1.250 km
   Number Picks: 7
     Number Sta: 004
Closest Station: 26.00 km
            RMS: 0.23 sec
            Gap: 178.00 deg
            seh: 3.05 km
            sez: 17.39 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60079923

For more information about this earthquake, see the entry in the ANSS Comprehensive Catalog.

This is a preliminary location and magnitude determined by CERI using data provided by the Advanced National Seismic System and cooperating partners. The magnitude and location may change slightly as more data become available.