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A very small earthquake occurred on Sat May 18, 2019 at about 03:17:00 CDT (May 18, 2019 08:17:00 UTC) 5.75 km north of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.2.

    Origin Time: 2019/05/18 08:17:00.4600
      Magnitude: 1.2
     Hypocenter: 36.30684 deg latitude -89.51100 deg longitude 
          Depth: 8.330 km
   Number Picks: 14
     Number Sta: 006
Closest Station: 4.00 km
            RMS: 0.07 sec
            Gap: 98.00 deg
            seh: 0.56 km
            sez: 0.74 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60246422

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.