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A small earthquake occurred on Tue May 5, 2020 at about 12:16:29 CDT (May 5, 2020 17:16:29 UTC) 15.35 km south of Tellico Plains, TN. The magnitude was 2.2.

    Origin Time: 2020/05/05 17:16:29.0000
      Magnitude: 2.2
     Hypocenter: 35.22800 deg latitude -84.28200 deg longitude 
          Depth: 7.430 km
   Number Picks: 29
     Number Sta: 012
Closest Station: 19.00 km
            RMS: 0.20 sec
            Gap: 102.00 deg
            seh: 0.31 km
            sez: 1.52 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60290462

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.