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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon Mar 16, 2020 at about 21:19:38 CDT (Mar 17, 2020 02:19:38 UTC) 7.52 km southeast of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.6.

    Origin Time: 2020/03/17 02:19:38.5700
      Magnitude: 1.6
     Hypocenter: 36.22250 deg latitude -89.41167 deg longitude 
          Depth: 8.830 km
   Number Picks: 29
     Number Sta: 016
Closest Station: 1.00 km
            RMS: 0.09 sec
            Gap: 67.00 deg
            seh: 0.27 km
            sez: 0.55 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60283437

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.