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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon Mar 9, 2020 at about 18:53:56 CDT (Mar 9, 2020 23:53:56 UTC) 5.02 km northeast of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.6.

    Origin Time: 2020/03/09 23:53:56.2200
      Magnitude: 1.6
     Hypocenter: 36.29167 deg latitude -89.43867 deg longitude 
          Depth: 3.360 km
   Number Picks: 28
     Number Sta: 011
Closest Station: 2.00 km
            RMS: 0.06 sec
            Gap: 50.00 deg
            seh: 0.39 km
            sez: 1.29 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60307936

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.