M3.0 earthquake 5 km NNE of Magee, Mississippi
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Magee, Mississippi on Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-03-15 18:49:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.919° N, 89.701° W
- Region
- Mississippi
- Felt reports
- 20
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
20 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pz2i. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.