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A very small earthquake occurred on Fri May 12, 2023 at about 00:53:44 CDT (May 12, 2023 05:53:44 UTC) 7.79 km northeast of Cooter, MO. The magnitude was 1.6.

    Origin Time: 2023/05/12 05:53:44.9200
      Magnitude: 1.6
     Hypocenter: 36.10583 deg latitude -89.76266 deg longitude 
          Depth: 9.810 km
   Number Picks: 33
     Number Sta: 016
Closest Station: 6.00 km
            RMS: 0.03 sec
            Gap: 58.00 deg
            seh: 0.49 km
            sez: 0.66 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60524861

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.