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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon May 13, 2019 at about 04:17:22 CDT (May 13, 2019 09:17:22 UTC) 4.22 km south of Cooleemee, NC. The magnitude was 1.7.

    Origin Time: 2019/05/13 09:17:22.6600
      Magnitude: 1.7
     Hypocenter: 35.77333 deg latitude -80.56100 deg longitude 
          Depth: 12.770 km
   Number Picks: 13
     Number Sta: 009
Closest Station: 60.00 km
            RMS: 0.30 sec
            Gap: 84.00 deg
            seh: 0.81 km
            sez: 2.52 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60083228

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.