M3.2 earthquake 7 km SSW of Canton, Mississippi
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Canton, Mississippi on Sat, May 2, 2015, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-05-03 00:39:23 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.557° N, 90.076° W
- Region
- Mississippi
- Felt reports
- 222
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
222 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.08 km WSW of Canton, Mississippi · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 81
- 3.26 km SSW of Canton, Mississippi · 4103 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 274
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002ax0 (also filed as nm60099741). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.