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A small earthquake occurred on Thu Apr 30, 2020 at about 00:00:57 CDT (Apr 30, 2020 05:00:57 UTC) 2.26 km southwest of Laurel Park, NC. The magnitude was 2.3.

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    Origin Time: 2020/04/30 05:00:57.0300
      Magnitude: 2.3
     Hypocenter: 35.29667 deg latitude -82.52267 deg longitude 
          Depth: 9.420 km
   Number Picks: 17
     Number Sta: 010
Closest Station: 25.00 km
            RMS: 0.16 sec
            Gap: 61.00 deg
            seh: 0.58 km
            sez: 1.55 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60104923

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.