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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon Mar 16, 2020 at about 07:02:46 CDT (Mar 16, 2020 12:02:46 UTC) 9.09 km south of Plainview, TN. The magnitude was 1.8.

    Origin Time: 2020/03/16 12:02:46.1000
      Magnitude: 1.8
     Hypocenter: 36.09917 deg latitude -83.79633 deg longitude 
          Depth: 9.180 km
   Number Picks: 12
     Number Sta: 006
Closest Station: 10.00 km
            RMS: 0.06 sec
            Gap: 128.00 deg
            seh: 0.90 km
            sez: 0.85 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60102343

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.