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A small earthquake occurred on Mon Apr 29, 2019 at about 02:23:59 CDT (Apr 29, 2019 07:23:59 UTC) 5.32 km west of Kernersville, NC. The magnitude was 2.2.

    Origin Time: 2019/04/29 07:23:59.5500
      Magnitude: 2.2
     Hypocenter: 36.11817 deg latitude -80.14300 deg longitude 
          Depth: 1.960 km
   Number Picks: 20
     Number Sta: 013
Closest Station: 33.00 km
            RMS: 0.32 sec
            Gap: 72.00 deg
            seh: 0.60 km
            sez: 3.01 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60082023

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.