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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon Mar 16, 2020 at about 19:54:55 CDT (Mar 17, 2020 00:54:55 UTC) 7.90 km southeast of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.2.

    Origin Time: 2020/03/17 00:54:55.6200
      Magnitude: 1.2
     Hypocenter: 36.22333 deg latitude -89.40600 deg longitude 
          Depth: 7.990 km
   Number Picks: 15
     Number Sta: 008
Closest Station: 1.00 km
            RMS: 0.08 sec
            Gap: 94.00 deg
            seh: 0.33 km
            sez: 0.89 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60283417

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.