A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Tiptonville in Tennessee on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -89.5339966 West, latitude 36.4526672 North, depth = 9.96 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.96 km (6 miles). The 2.97-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:55:40 / 7:55 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: nm60245401. Ids that are associated to the event: nm60245401, us1000hva2. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/11/18 / 2018-11-22 01:55:40 / November 22, 2018 @ 1:55 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ripley, Blytheville, Martin. Epicenter of the earthquake was 48 km (30 miles) from Dyersburg (c. 17 100 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Sikeston (c. 16 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Blytheville (c. 15 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Martin (c. 11 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Kennett (c. 10 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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