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A small earthquake occurred on Wed Sep 11, 2019 at about 22:14:01 CDT (Sep 12, 2019 03:14:01 UTC) 9.06 km east of Bryson City, NC. The magnitude was 2.1.

    Origin Time: 2019/09/12 03:14:01.2700
      Magnitude: 2.1
     Hypocenter: 35.42250 deg latitude -83.34766 deg longitude 
          Depth: 0.750 km
   Number Picks: 10
     Number Sta: 004
Closest Station: 35.00 km
            RMS: 0.18 sec
            Gap: 115.00 deg
            seh: 0.54 km
            sez: 15.81 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60089428

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.