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A small earthquake occurred on Thu Mar 12, 2020 at about 21:15:43 CDT (Mar 13, 2020 02:15:43 UTC) 10.61 km south of Benton, TN. The magnitude was 2.2.

    Origin Time: 2020/03/13 02:15:43.0100
      Magnitude: 2.2
     Hypocenter: 35.08600 deg latitude -84.69600 deg longitude 
          Depth: 18.630 km
   Number Picks: 22
     Number Sta: 009
Closest Station: 35.00 km
            RMS: 0.15 sec
            Gap: 68.00 deg
            seh: 0.67 km
            sez: 1.87 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60102233

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.