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A very small earthquake occurred on Thu May 7, 2020 at about 02:12:12 CDT (May 7, 2020 07:12:12 UTC) 1.56 km northeast of Howardville, MO. The magnitude was 1.4.

    Origin Time: 2020/05/07 07:12:12.5000
      Magnitude: 1.4
     Hypocenter: 36.58017 deg latitude -89.58750 deg longitude 
          Depth: 8.220 km
   Number Picks: 49
     Number Sta: 023
Closest Station: 1.00 km
            RMS: 0.03 sec
            Gap: 51.00 deg
            seh: 0.27 km
            sez: 0.58 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60290692

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.