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A small earthquake occurred on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at about 04:50:06 CDT (Apr 16, 2024 09:50:06 UTC) 17.83 km west of Bryson City, NC. The magnitude was 2.0.

    Origin Time: 2024/04/16 09:50:06.1300
      Magnitude: 2.0
     Hypocenter: 35.46217 deg latitude -83.63883 deg longitude 
          Depth: 8.900 km
   Number Picks: 14
     Number Sta: 008
Closest Station: 33.00 km
            RMS: 0.16 sec
            Gap: 72.00 deg
            seh: 0.77 km
            sez: 2.68 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60577436

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.