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A very small earthquake occurred on Mon May 1, 2023 at about 20:20:46 CDT (May 2, 2023 01:20:46 UTC) 3.04 km east of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.6.

    Origin Time: 2023/05/02 01:20:46.0100
      Magnitude: 1.6
     Hypocenter: 36.25250 deg latitude -89.44817 deg longitude 
          Depth: 6.590 km
   Number Picks: 31
     Number Sta: 015
Closest Station: 4.00 km
            RMS: 0.11 sec
            Gap: 50.00 deg
            seh: 0.35 km
            sez: 0.56 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60523241

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.