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A very small earthquake occurred on Tue Sep 24, 2019 at about 07:44:52 CDT (Sep 24, 2019 12:44:52 UTC) 4.66 km north of Tellico Plains, TN. The magnitude was 1.4.

    Origin Time: 2019/09/24 12:44:52.8300
      Magnitude: 1.4
     Hypocenter: 35.40300 deg latitude -84.32100 deg longitude 
          Depth: 8.360 km
   Number Picks: 8
     Number Sta: 004
Closest Station: 15.00 km
            RMS: 0.27 sec
            Gap: 162.00 deg
            seh: 0.91 km
            sez: 5.20 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60090228

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.