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A very small earthquake occurred on Sat May 23, 2020 at about 01:21:35 CDT (May 23, 2020 06:21:35 UTC) 9.74 km west of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.2.

    Origin Time: 2020/05/23 06:21:35.8200
      Magnitude: 1.2
     Hypocenter: 36.28167 deg latitude -89.58567 deg longitude 
          Depth: 10.550 km
   Number Picks: 17
     Number Sta: 007
Closest Station: 5.00 km
            RMS: 0.08 sec
            Gap: 102.00 deg
            seh: 0.49 km
            sez: 0.61 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60292217

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.