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A very small earthquake occurred on Sun Aug 24, 2025 at about 11:56:06 CDT (Aug 24, 2025 16:56:06 UTC) 8.09 km west of Rosman, NC. The magnitude was 1.5.

    Origin Time: 2025/08/24 16:56:06.4700
      Magnitude: 1.5
     Hypocenter: 35.14433 deg latitude -82.90816 deg longitude 
          Depth: 2.820 km
   Number Picks: 7
     Number Sta: 004
Closest Station: 7.00 km
            RMS: 0.03 sec
            Gap: 102.00 deg
            seh: 0.82 km
            sez: 1.36 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60504003

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.