M1.9 earthquake 5 km W of Dell, Arkansas

Magnitude

1.9 (Mlg), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Thu, Feb 26, 1976, 9:36 AM CST

UTC

1976-02-26 15:36:10 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.860° N, 90.100° W

Region

Arkansas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Manila, ArkansasPopulation 3,736. Forecast6 kmESE
• Blytheville, ArkansasPopulation 14,694. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast79 kmN
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast699 kmSSW

After

1. 2.16 km E of Marston, MissouriFri, Feb 27, 6:14 PM CST · 18482 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.86 km SE of Marston, MissouriSat, Mar 6, 5:07 PM CST · 18474 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.53 km NE of Risco, MissouriMon, Mar 15, 6:30 AM CST · 18465 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.66 km ESE of New Madrid, MissouriMon, Mar 15, 10:15 AM CST · 18465 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.65 km W of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Mar 18, 7:24 PM CST · 18462 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.82 km SW of Howardville, MissouriSun, Mar 21, 4:11 PM CST · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
7. 4.68 km NW of Marked Tree, ArkansasWed, Mar 24, 6:41 PM CST · 18456 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
8. 4.27 km SSE of Trumann, ArkansasWed, Mar 24, 7:00 PM CST · 18456 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.85 km ESE of Trumann, ArkansasWed, Mar 24, 7:16 PM CST · 18456 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.92 km ENE of North Lilbourn, MissouriFri, Mar 26, 2:50 AM CST · 18454 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.67 km SE of Marston, MissouriSun, Mar 28, 9:27 AM CST · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.81 km SW of Marston, MissouriTue, Apr 6, 12:42 PM CST · 18443 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.613 km N of Parkin, ArkansasWed, Apr 7, 7:05 AM CST · 18442 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.85 km NW of Marston, MissouriFri, Apr 9, 8:47 PM CST · 18440 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.80 km WNW of Cooter, MissouriFri, Apr 9, 9:20 PM CST · 18440 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.67 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Apr 10, 6:50 AM CST · 18439 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.69 km E of Steele, MissouriSat, Apr 10, 8:18 AM CST · 18439 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
18. 2.14 km SE of Trumann, ArkansasWed, Apr 14, 5:47 PM CST · 18435 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.87 km S of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Apr 19, 7:19 AM CST · 18430 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.610 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Apr 19, 11:01 PM CST · 18429 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 1.99 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Feb 21, 4:17 PM CST · 18488 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.53 km NE of Marston, MissouriSat, Feb 21, 6:54 AM CST · 18488 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.62 km WSW of Cooter, MissouriSun, Feb 15, 10:31 PM CST · 18493 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, MissouriMon, Feb 9, 8:51 AM CST · 18500 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.66 km SE of Marston, MissouriTue, Feb 3, 1:04 AM CST · 18506 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600366. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.