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A small earthquake occurred on Wed May 20, 2020 at about 02:31:55 CDT (May 20, 2020 07:31:55 UTC) 5.59 km north of Tellico Plains, TN. The magnitude was 2.0.

    Origin Time: 2020/05/20 07:31:55.5600
      Magnitude: 2.0
     Hypocenter: 35.41233 deg latitude -84.27400 deg longitude 
          Depth: 25.550 km
   Number Picks: 15
     Number Sta: 005
Closest Station: 19.00 km
            RMS: 0.13 sec
            Gap: 81.00 deg
            seh: 0.41 km
            sez: 0.82 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60106228

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.