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A very small earthquake occurred on Sun Apr 16, 2023 at about 22:20:27 CDT (Apr 17, 2023 03:20:27 UTC) 8.53 km northwest of Tiptonville, TN. The magnitude was 1.6.

    Origin Time: 2023/04/17 03:20:27.4600
      Magnitude: 1.6
     Hypocenter: 36.44133 deg latitude -89.53367 deg longitude 
          Depth: 8.920 km
   Number Picks: 36
     Number Sta: 016
Closest Station: 6.00 km
            RMS: 0.07 sec
            Gap: 54.00 deg
            seh: 0.15 km
            sez: 0.41 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60520306

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.