A very small earthquake occurred on Sun Mar 15, 2020 at about 16:37:03 CDT (Mar 15, 2020 21:37:03 UTC) 16.53 km northwest of North Wilkesboro, NC. The magnitude was 1.9.

    Origin Time: 2020/03/15 21:37:03.5400
      Magnitude: 1.9
     Hypocenter: 36.26333 deg latitude -81.28516 deg longitude 
          Depth: 5.810 km
   Number Picks: 9
     Number Sta: 006
Closest Station: 26.00 km
            RMS: 0.09 sec
            Gap: 142.00 deg
            seh: 0.78 km
            sez: 10.43 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60102338

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.