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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon Jan 27, 2020 at about 01:32:39 CST (Jan 27, 2020 07:32:39 UTC) 9.56 km south of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.5.

    Origin Time: 2020/01/27 07:32:39.9200
      Magnitude: 1.5
     Hypocenter: 36.17550 deg latitude -89.47266 deg longitude 
          Depth: 12.030 km
   Number Picks: 21
     Number Sta: 009
Closest Station: 3.00 km
            RMS: 0.02 sec
            Gap: 69.00 deg
            seh: 0.41 km
            sez: 0.69 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60300871

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.