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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon Apr 24, 2023 at about 12:22:22 CDT (Apr 24, 2023 17:22:22 UTC) 2.59 km southwest of New Madrid, MO. The magnitude was 1.6.

    Origin Time: 2023/04/24 17:22:22.6600
      Magnitude: 1.6
     Hypocenter: 36.56567 deg latitude -89.56767 deg longitude 
          Depth: 5.900 km
   Number Picks: 32
     Number Sta: 014
Closest Station: 2.00 km
            RMS: 0.10 sec
            Gap: 50.00 deg
            seh: 0.33 km
            sez: 0.51 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60521926

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.