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A small earthquake occurred on Sat Mar 7, 2020 at about 12:00:02 CST (Mar 7, 2020 18:00:02 UTC) 20.34 km south of Alton, MO. The magnitude was 2.2.

    Origin Time: 2020/03/07 18:00:02.2700
      Magnitude: 2.2
     Hypocenter: 36.52500 deg latitude -91.29684 deg longitude 
          Depth: 2.940 km
   Number Picks: 40
     Number Sta: 015
Closest Station: 52.00 km
            RMS: 0.24 sec
            Gap: 66.00 deg
            seh: 0.43 km
            sez: 1.84 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60307496

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.